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Title: Explaining the gender difference in college attendance

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2022

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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2022.2098232

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Abstract: This paper explains why college attendance increased faster for women than for men in the United States by examining the effect of expected lifetime work hours on college attendance. Using U.S. census data 1950-2000 and the American Community Survey 2010, we show that expected lifetime work hours has a significant effect on college attendance for both men and women, with a larger effect for women than for men. A larger gender difference in expected lifetime work hours leads to a larger gender difference in college attendance.

Url: https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2022.2098232

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Authors: Chen, Yanan; Kelly, Kyle A.

Periodical (Full): Applied Economics Letters

Issue: 17

Volume: 30

Pages: 2464-2468

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education, Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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