Kurlaender, Michal and Eric Grodsky Working paper no. 2013-06 Abstract Although some scholars report that all students are better served by attending more prestigious postsecondary institutions, others have argued that students are better off attending colleges where they are about average in terms of academic ability and suffer worse outcomes if they attend a school …
Kurlaender, Michal, Eric Grodsky, Jessica S. Howell, and Jacob Jackson Working paper no. 2013-11
Raymo, James M., Kelly Musick, and Miho Iwasawa Working paper no. 2014-05 Abstract We examine educational differences in the intendedness of first births in Japan using data from a nationally representative survey of married women (N = 2,406). We begin by describing plausible scenarios for a negative, null, and positive educational gradient in unintended first …
Valentine, Jessa Lewis, Bradford Barham, Seth Gitter, and Jenna Nobles Working paper no. 2014-10 Abstract Rising educational expectations and shifting migration trends in Mexico have reshaped work, schooling, and mobility opportunities in rural communities. We study the effect of community-level contextual changes on adolescent school and migration behavior using survey and focus group data from …
Wang, Yu and Christine R. Schwartz Working paper no. 2015-01 Abstract Hukou is a key status marker in contemporary China. Urban Hukou status conveys large economic benefits such as preferential access to good schools, prestigious occupations, and state-subsidized welfare benefits. As such, trends in Hukou intermarriage convey important but previously underappreciated information about social mobility …
Houle, Jason, and Fenaba AddoWorking paper no. 2018-02 Abstract Policy makers and scholars express concern about rising levels of student debt in the U.S. But surprisingly little of this conversation recognizes that debt is racialized, and disproportionately impacts youth of color, especially black youth. In this study, we expand on recent research on racial disparities …
Fukuda, Setsuya, and James RaymoWorking paper no. 2018-06 Abstract Weakening or reversal of the negative educational gradient in women’s marriage represents a profound shift in patterns of family formation in many high-income countries. However, efforts to explain this shift in the “economic foundations of marriage” have been limited in both theoretical scope and geographical focus. In …