| THE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE: TRENDS AND LEVELS. | |
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PMID: 20625528 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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This paper applies a unified methodology to multiple data sets to estimate both the levels and trends in U.S. high school graduation rates. We establish that (a) the true rate is substantially lower than widely used measures; (b) it peaked in the early 1970s; (c) majority/minority differentials are substantial and have not converged for 35 years; (d) lower post-1970 rates are not solely due to increasing immigrant and minority populations; (e) our findings explain part of the slowdown in college attendance and rising college wage premiums; and (f) widening graduation differentials by gender help explain increasing male-female college attendance gaps. |
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Authors:
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James J Heckman; Paul A Lafontaine |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
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Title: The review of economics and statistics Volume: 92 ISSN: 0034-6535 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2010 May |
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Created Date: 2010-8-6 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9877925 Medline TA: Rev Econ Stat Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 244-262 Citation Subset: - |
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University of Chicago, University College Dublin and the American Bar Foundation, 1126 E. 59 Street, Chicago IL 60637. Telephone: (773) 702-0634; -8490; Email: jjh@uchicago.edu. |
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R01 HD043411-05//NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD043411-05//NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD054702-04//NICHD NIH HHS |
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