EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECT OF YOUNG-ADULTS WAGES ON THEIR COLLEGE ATTENDANCE DECISIONS

Authors
MOHANTY M FINNEY M
Citation
M. Mohanty et M. Finney, EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECT OF YOUNG-ADULTS WAGES ON THEIR COLLEGE ATTENDANCE DECISIONS, Applied economics letters, 4(12), 1997, pp. 733-735
Citations number
6
Journal title
Applied economics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
13504851
Volume
4
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
733 - 735
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-4851(1997)4:12<733:EOTEOY>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, this note d emonstrates that the college attendance decision of employed young adu lts depends partly on their wage. We further find that the wage quadra tically impacts the decision to attend college.