Career Choices and the Evolution of the College Gender Gap
The opportunity cost for men of pursuing a college degree has been rising due to the increase in the rewards to becoming a superstar in occupations typically dominated by men, like professional sports. This suggests a novel explanation for the evolution of the college gender gap (which shows a clear...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
2019
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32779 |