Schooling and the Armed Forces Qualifying Test: Evidence from School-Entry Laws

How much can late schooling investments close racial and ethnic skill gaps? We investigate this question by exploiting the large differences in completed schooling that arise among teenagers with birthdays near school-entry cutoff dates. We estimate that an additional year of high school raises the...

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Volume:	XLI
Main Author:	Cascio, Elizabeth U Lewis, Ethan G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	High Schools Academic
Place of publication:	MADISON University of Wisconsin Press 01.04.2006 UNIV WISCONSIN PRESS
published in:	Journal of Human Resources Vol. XLI; no. 2; pp. 294 - 318
Data of publication:	20060401
ISSN:	0022-166X 1548-8004
EISSN:	1548-8004
Discipline:	Economics Business Education
Subjects:	Family background Academic testing Birthdays Academic education Test scores Standard deviation Standard error Hispanics Human resources Educational attainment Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Industrial Relations & Labor Achievement Tests Scores Racial Differences Birth Age Grade Placement Achievement Rating Investigations School Entrance Age Armed Forces Laws Policy Analysis Skills Adolescents Ability Psychological aspects Youth Teenagers Education Analysis United States INTELLIGENCE ACHIEVEMENT WHITE PROGRAMS INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES EARNINGS EDUCATION COGNITIVE-DEVELOPMENT READINESS AGE
Online Access:	Fulltext
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