What Explains the Gender Gap in College Track Dropout? Experimental and Administrative Evidence
We exploit a unique data set, combining rich experimental data with high-quality administrative data, to study dropout from the college track in Norway, and why boys are more likely to drop out. The paper provides three main findings. First, we show that family background and personal characteristic...
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| Volume: | 106 |
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| Main Author: |
Ingvild Almås
Alexander W. Cappelen Kjell G. Salvanes Erik Ø. Sørensen Bertil Tungodden |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Place of publication: |
American Economic Association 01.05.2016 |
| published in: | The American economic review Vol. 106; no. 5; pp. 296 - 302 |
| Data of publication: | 20160501 |
| ISSN: |
0002-8282 1944-7981 |
| EISSN: |
1944-7981 |
| Discipline: | Economics Law |
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| Online Access: |
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| Database: | CrossRef Database information Databases - DBIS |