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Direct linkCebi, Merve – Journal of Human Resources, 2007
This paper examines the effect of teenagers' outlooks--specified as their locus of control--on educational attainment and labor market outcomes. I replicate the study of Coleman and DeLeire (2003) and test the predictions of their theoretical model using a different data set--National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY). The findings fail to…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Human Capital, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
Peer reviewedO'Neill, Dave M. – Journal of Human Resources, 1970
Concludes that about half of racial differentials in earnings are due to current labor market discrimination, with the remainder due to past discrimination. (BH)
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Labor Economics, Labor Market
Ludwig, Jens – Education Next, 2003
Through the 1960s, African-Americans earned much less than whites--even when their cognitive abilities (as measured by test scores) were similar. By the end of the century, however, many believed that employment discrimination had attenuated to such a degree that the gap in labor-market outcomes could be explained almost entirely by differences in…
Descriptors: Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Politics of Education, Cognitive Ability, White Students
