Where the boys aren't: Non-cognitive skills, returns to school and the gender gap in higher education
BA Jacob - Economics of Education review, 2002 - Elsevier
Nearly 60 percent of college students today are women. Using longitudinal data on a
nationally representative cohort of eighth grade students in 1988, I examine two potential
explanations for the differential attendance rates of men and women—returns to schooling
and non-cognitive skills. The attendance gap is roughly five percentage points for all high
school graduates. Conditional on attendance, however, there are few differences in type of
college, enrollment status or selectivity of institution. The majority of the attendance gap can …
nationally representative cohort of eighth grade students in 1988, I examine two potential
explanations for the differential attendance rates of men and women—returns to schooling
and non-cognitive skills. The attendance gap is roughly five percentage points for all high
school graduates. Conditional on attendance, however, there are few differences in type of
college, enrollment status or selectivity of institution. The majority of the attendance gap can …