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Title: Ten-Gallon Economy: Sizing Up Economic Growth in Texas: Chapter 6: Oil Boom Lowers Human Capital Investment in Texas

Citation Type: Book, Whole

Publication Year: 2015

ISBN: 9781137530189

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Abstract: Relative wages in Texas rose during the 1970s oil boom, increasing the opportunity cost of staying in school. Comparing Texas-born cohorts who graduated from high school during the oil boom with those in the pre-boom period suggests that the boom negatively affected college enrollment.

Url: https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=uC3eCgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT99&ots=VG5xXlXQ7b&sig=yjXwASM53AUTsJnxBHwsYtU_F8E#v=onepage&q&f=false

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Authors: Kumar, Anil

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Publisher Location: New York, NY

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Land Use/Urban Organization, Poverty and Welfare

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