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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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Published in:Sociology of Education Vol. 75; no. 1; pp. 19 - 44
Main Author: Beattie, Irenee R.
Format: Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Jan2002
Subjects:
High school graduates
Human capital
Youth
College attendance
Education
Race
Social classes
Sex differences (Biology)
Cognition
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