On reconstructing school segregation: The efficacy and equity of single-sex schooling

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 393-402

  Billger, Sherrilyn M ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human capital; Salary wage differentials; School choice

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; GENDER ROLE; HUMAN CAPITAL; PRIVATE SECTOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; WAGE GAP;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349188850     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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