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Recent developments in intergenerational mobility
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J. - 2010
Economists and social scientists have long been interested in intergenerational mobility, and documenting the persistence between parents and children's outcomes has been an active area of research. However, since Gary Solon's 1999 Chapter in the Handbook of Labor Economics, the literature has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269866
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Learning to Take Risks? The Effect of Education on Risk-Taking in Financial Markets
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Lundborg, Petter; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2015
We investigate whether acquiring more education when young has long-term effects on risk-taking behavior in financial … are more likely to invest in the stock market. However, little is known about whether this is a causal effect of education … or whether it arises from the correlation of education with unobserved characteristics. Using exogenous variation in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213644
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Efficacy vs. Equity: What Happens When States Tinker with College Admissions in a Race-Blind Era?
Black, Sandra E.; Cortes, Kalena E.; Lincove, Jane Arnold - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
-year graduation. Importantly, we take advantage of a unique institutional feature of the Texas higher education system to control for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011106168
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Efficacy vs. Equity: What Happens When States Tinker with College Admissions in a Race-Blind Era?
Black, Sandra E.; Cortes, Kalena E.; Lincove, Jane Arnold - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
-year graduation. Importantly, we take advantage of a unique institutional feature of the Texas higher education system to control for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114862
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Can You Leave High School Behind?
Black, Sandra E.; Lincove, Jane Arnold; Cullinane, Jenna; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
In recent years, many states, including California, Texas, and Oregon, have changed admissions policies to increase access to public universities for students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. A key concern, however, is how these students will perform. This paper examines the relationship...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010951183
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Apply Yourself: Racial and Ethnic Differences in College Application
Black, Sandra E.; Cortes, Kalena E.; Lincove, Jane Arnold - 2015
Access to higher education begins with a student's decision whether and where to apply to college. This paper examines …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307365
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Learning to Take Risks? The Effect of Education on Risk-Taking in Financial Markets
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Lundborg, Petter; … - 2015
We investigate whether acquiring more education when young has long-term effects on risk-taking behavior in financial … are more likely to invest in the stock market. However, little is known about whether this is a causal effect of education … or whether it arises from the correlation of education with unobserved characteristics. Using exogenous variation in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208717
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Patterns, Determinants, and Consequences of Ability Tracking: Evidence from Texas Public Schools
Antonovics, Kate; Black, Sandra E.; Cullen, Julie Berry; … - 2022
Schools often track students to classes based on ability. Proponents of tracking argue it is a low-cost tool to improve learning since instruction is more effective when students are more homogeneous, while opponents argue it exacerbates initial differences in opportunities without strong...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013426377
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Patterns, Determinants, and Consequences of Ability Tracking: Evidence from Texas Public Schools
Antonovics, Kate; Black, Sandra E.; Cullen, Julie Berry; … - 2022
Schools often track students to classes based on ability. Proponents of tracking argue it is a low-cost tool to improve learning since instruction is more effective when students are more homogeneous, while opponents argue it exacerbates initial differences in opportunities without strong...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013427714
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Efficacy vs. Equity: What Happens When States Tinker with College Admissions in a Race-Blind Era?
Black, Sandra E.; Cortes, Kalena E.; Lincove, Jane Arnold - 2014
-year graduation. Importantly, we take advantage of a unique institutional feature of the Texas higher education system to control for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010481633