Martin, Steven P. Working paper no. 1999-11 Abstract In 1975-79, U.S. women childless at age 30 had low fertility after age 30. Under age- and parity-specific birth rates for 1975-79, such women would average 0.35 …
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Social Capital and School Achievement among Adolescents
Meier, Ann Working paper no. 1999-18 Abstract Using two waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), I study the influence of social capital on school achievement and the decision to stay …
Families, Social Capital, and Educational Continuation
Sandefur, Gary, Ann Meier, and Pedro Hernandez Working paper no. 1999-19 Abstract Using four waves of the National Educational Longitudinal Survey (NELS), we study the influence of social capital on the probability of making three …
The Effects of Parent’s Unrealized Educational Aspirations on Children’s Educational Outcomes
Sheridan, Jennifer Working paper no. 1999-33
Race-Ethnicity, Social Background, and Grade Retention
Hauser, Robert, Devah Pager, and Solon J. Simmons Working paper no. 2000-08 Abstract Despite the visible popularity of policies “to end social promotion,” little is known about the prevalence of grade retention in American schools …
High School Dropout, Race-Ethnicity, and Social Background from the 1970s to the 1990s
Hauser, Robert, Solon J. Simmons, and Devah Pager Working paper no. 2000-12 Abstract Between 1972 and 1998, data from October Current Population Surveys show that dropout is least among whites and greatest among Hispanics, and …
Educational Expansion and Inequality in Korea
Park, Hyunjoon Working paper no. 2001-04 Abstract During the past few decades South Korea has experienced a remarkable expansion in its educational system, distinctive that there has been an extraordinary increase in both quantity and …
Early Parental Death, Parental SES, and Midlife Status Attainment
Swallen, Karen, and Steven A. Haas Working paper no. 2002-01 Abstract Status attainment models indicate that one of the predictors of lifetime education, income and wealth is parental education. Education is also correlated with mortality …
Lessons from the Cold War: Military Service and College Education
MacLean, Alair Working paper no. 2003-12
The Varieties of Veteran Experience: Peacetime Cold War Military Service and Later Life Attainment
MacLean, Alair Working paper no. 2004-15 Abstract In this paper I examine the effects of peacetime Cold War military service on the life course according to five hypotheses that state that the armed forces: 1. …