Selection bias in college admissions test scores

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-307

  Clark, Melissa ^a   Rothstein, Jesse ^b,c   Schanzenbach, Diane Whitmore ^d  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

College admissions test; Heckit; SAT; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; EDUCATION REFORM; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; HIGHER EDUCATION; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349277145     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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