Raymo, James, and Miho Iwasawa Working paper no. 2004-17 Abstract Results from cross-national research suggest that increasing economic independence for women contributes to lower rates of marriage only in societies characterized by relatively asymmetric gender …
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Money Matters: Returns to School Quality Throughout a Career
Olson, Craig A., and Deena Ackerman Working paper no. 2004-19 Abstract This paper exploits a newly created longitudinal dataset to evaluate the effect of high school resources on the earnings of male wage earners at …
The Role of Expectations in Adolescent Schooling Choices: Do Youths Respond to Economic Incentives?
Wilson, Kathryn, Barbara Wolfe, and Robert Haveman Working paper no. 2004-21 Abstract We address the role of youths’ own choice-conditioned expectations in understanding their schooling choices by constructing a choice (or “switching”) model. We emphasize …
State-Level High School Completion Rates: Concepts, Measures, and Trends
Warren, John Working paper no. 2005-03 Abstract Since the early 1970s the national rate at which incoming 9th graders have completed high school has fallen consistently; this is also true for 46 states. In 2000, …
Cognition, Personality, and Individual Response to Technological Change: The Case of Internet Adoption
Freese, Jeremy, and Salvador Rivas Working paper no. 2006-07 Abstract Existing sociological and other literature on digital inequalities in the United States has given little specific attention to the potential roles of cognitive ability and …
Gender, Education, and Wealth: A Prospective Study
Ruel, Erin, and Robert Hauser Working paper no. 2007-03
Grade Retention in the Age of Standards-Based Reform
Hauser, Robert, Carl B. Frederick, Megan Andrew Working paper no. 2007-04
Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Comparative Perspective: Persistent Inequality in Educational Attainment and its Institutional Context
Pfeffer, Fabian Working paper no. 2007-09 Abstract The provision of equal educational opportunities is a central political goal in all modern societies. Yet research repeatedly shows that educational opportunities continue to be distributed very unevenly …
Educational Differences in Married Women’s Labor Force Transitions in Japan
Raymo, James, and So-jung Lim Working paper no. 2007-15 Abstract In this paper, we examine educational differentials in married women’s attachment to the labor force in Japan. Using ten waves of data from a nationally …
Population Change and the Changing Educational Attainment of Ethnic Groups in the United States
Wilson, Franklin, Uzi Rebhun, and Salvador Rivas Working paper no. 2008-02 Abstract This study assesses the effect of population change on decade changes in the educational attainment level of ethnic (ancestry) populations in the United …