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Peer reviewedSexton, Edwin A.; Nickel, Janet F. – Economics of Education Review, 1992
Hypothesizes that the labor market recognizes differences in the educational quality and quantity of urban and suburban education and rewards young workers accordingly. Estimating earnings equations for African-American and white youths shows that attendance at a central city high school does, indeed, lower earnings between 4 and 10 percent. (12…
Descriptors: Blacks, Education Work Relationship, Educational Economics, Educational Quality
