We address the role of youths` own choice-conditioned expectations in understanding their schooling choices by constructing a choice (or quot;switchingquot;) model. We emphasize the effect of individual student perceptions regarding the returns associated with graduating from high school versus...

We track the level of economic well-being of the population of men who began receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits in 1980-81 from the time just after they became beneficiaries (in 1982) to 1991. We present measures of the economic well-being of disabled individuals and their...

We address the role of youths' own choice-conditioned expectations in understanding their schooling choices by constructing a choice (or "switching") model. We emphasize the effect of individual student perceptions regarding the returns associated with graduating from high school versus dropping...