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Title: Childhood Educational Disruption and Later Life Outcomes: Evidence from Prince Edward County

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2008

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Abstract: Beginning in 1959 the public schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia, wereclosed for 5 years in opposition to court-ordered integration. I combine datafrom numerous administrative sources to examine the effects of the schoolclosings on the educational attainment and economic outcomes of affected blackchildren. Although exposed students obtained an average of 1 fewer year ofschooling than peers in surrounding counties, they do not exhibit substantiallyworse material, health, and incarceration outcomes. These findings may resultfrom (1) the provision of substitute educational opportunities for many studentsand (2) flat returns at levels of educational attainment typical for southernVirginia blacks during this period.

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Authors: Heaton, Paul

Periodical (Full): Journal of Human Capital

Issue: 2

Volume: 2

Pages: 154-187

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education, Migration and Immigration, Other

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