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Estimated costs of contact in college and high school male sports
Fair, Ray C.; Champa, Christopher - 2017 - Revised October 2017
Injury rates in twelve U.S. men’s college sports and five U.S. boys' high school sports are examined in this paper. The … sports are categorized as "contact" or "non-contact," and differences in injury rates between the two are examined. Injury … rates in the contact sports are considerably higher than those in the non-contact sports and they are on average more severe …
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Can you leave high school behind?
Black, Sandra E.; Lincove, Jane Arnold; Cullinane, Jenna; … - 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...
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Can You Leave High School Behind?
Black, Sandra E. - 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/10013060133
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Take Two! SAT Retaking and College Enrollment Gaps
Goodman, Joshua; Gurantz, Oded; Smith, Jonathan - 2018
Data on millions of SAT-takers show only half retake the exam, with even lower retake rates among low income and underrepresented minority students. Scoring below multiples of 100 increases retaking, implying some students have round number target scores. Regression discontinuity evidence finds...
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The COVID-19 pandemic, well-being, and transitions to post-secondary education
Sandner, Malte; Patzina, Alexander; Anger, Silke; … - 2021
This study examines the immediate and intermediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of two high school graduation cohorts (2020 and 2021). We also investigate how changes in well-being at the transition to post-secondary education affect educational plans and outcomes. Our...
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The COVID-19 pandemic, well-being, and transitions to post-secondary education
Sandner, Malte; Patzina, Alexander; Anger, Silke; … - 2021
This study examines the immediate and intermediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of two high school graduation cohorts (2020 and 2021). We also investigate how changes in well-being at the transition to post-secondary education affect educational plans and outcomes. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012795774
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Sports at work : anticipated and persistent correlates of participation in high school athletics
Kniffin, Kevin M.; Wansink, Brian; Shimizu, Mitsuru - In: Journal of leadership & organizational studies : JLOS; … 22 (2015) 2, pp. 217-230
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Estimated costs of contact in college and high school male sports
Fair, Ray C.; Champa, Christopher - In: Journal of sports economics 20 (2019) 5, pp. 690-717
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Do High School Sports Build or Reveal Character?
Ransom, Michael R. - 2017
We examine the extent to which participation in high school athletics has beneficial effects on future education, labor market, and health outcomes. Due to the absence of plausible instruments in observational data, we use recently developed methods that relate selection on observables with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012943706
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Do high school sports build or reveal character?
Ransom, Michael R.; Ransom, Tyler - 2017
We examine the extent to which participation in high school athletics has beneficial effects on future education, labor market, and health outcomes. Due to the absence of plausible instruments in observational data, we use recently developed methods that relate selection on observables with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011743652