Item #247
Female child’s educational advantage is substantially more pronounced in female-headed households (father less-educated or not present)
Topic: Education
Source
Citation: Wayward Sons: the Emerging Gender Gap in Labor Markets and Education, p. 44
Author(s): Autor, Wasserman
Institution(s): MIT
Link: http://economics.mit.edu/files/8756
Nation(s): United States
Year(s): 2010
Source: Primary
Type: Statistical Analysis
Discussion
Other Notes:
In households with present, educated father, boys and girls equally likely to complete college
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