When studying schooling is not enough: Incorporating employment in models of educational transitions

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-21

  Roksa, Josipa ^a   Velez, Melissa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Higher education; Social stratification

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949437609     PISSN: 02765624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rssm.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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