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Direct linkBurn, Ian; Martell, Michael E. – Education Economics, 2020
We show that educational outcomes of sexual minorities are consistent with efforts to mediate future discrimination. Gay men and lesbians obtain more years of schooling than heterosexual men and women, between 0.6 and 1.2 years. This difference is robust to controlling for observable characteristics for men but not women. Gay men and lesbian women…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Gender Differences, Human Capital, Educational Attainment
Zhan, Crystal – Education Economics, 2017
Informal institutions are defined as socially shared rules that guide individuals' behaviors outside of officially sanctioned channels. This paper investigates the link between individual educational attainment and education-related informal institutions by examining second-generation immigrants in the USA. I measure the education-related informal…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Behavior Standards, Educational Attainment, Informal Education
