Microsoft Certifications & Student Outcomes
This project examines the education and labor-market effects of earning industry-recognized Microsoft certifications using linked administrative records.
Research question
How does earning a Microsoft certification affect students' academic progress, credential attainment, employment, and earnings?
Why it matters
Industry credentials are increasingly common, but students and institutions have limited causal evidence about their educational and economic value. The findings can guide credential design, advising, and public investment.
About the project
The study follows students before and after certification and compares their education and workforce trajectories using administrative data and quasi-experimental methods.