Are All "Adolescent Econometricians" Created Equal? Racial, Class, and Gender Differences in College Enrollment.

To explain whether high school graduates enroll in college, human capital theory suggests that youths act as "adolescent econometricians," assessing the added value of education in terms of their expected income returns to schooling. Although there is some truth to this explanation, the application...

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Publicado en:	Sociology of Education Vol. 75; no. 1; pp. 19 - 44
Autor principal:	Beattie, Irenee R.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Sage Publications Inc. Jan2002
Materias:	High school graduates Human capital Youth College attendance Education Race Social classes Sex differences (Biology) Cognition
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