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ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION REVIEW
卷 21, 期 6, 页码 589-598出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7757(01)00051-6
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demand for schooling; human capital; rate of return; wage differentials
Nearly 60 percent of college students today are women. Using longitudinal data on a nationally representative cohort of eighth grade students in 1988. I examine two potential explanations for the differential attendance rates of men and women-returns to schooling and non-cognitive skills, The attendance gap is roughly five percentage points for all high school graduates. Conditional on attendance, however. there are few differences in type of college, enrollment status or selectivity of institution. The majority of the attendance gap can be explained by differences in the characteristics of men and women, despite some gender differences in the determinants of college attendance. I find that higher non-cognitive skills and college premiums among women account for nearly 90 percent of the gender gap in higher education. Interestingly, non-cognitive factors continue to influence college enrollment after controlling for high school achievement. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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