The impact of legalized abortion on high school graduation through selection and composition

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 228-246

  Whitaker, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Composition effects; Demand for schooling; High school attainment (Graduation); Human capital; Selection effects

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; SECONDARY EDUCATION;

EID: 79952195777     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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