The impact of grading standards on student achievement, educational attainment, and entry-level earnings

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 343-352

  Betts, Julian R ^a   Grogger, Jeff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational incentives; Grading standards

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ETHNICITY; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; SKILLED LABOR; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EID: 0037932334     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7757(02)00059-6     Document Type: Article

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