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Direct linkTyler, John H.; Lofstrom, Magnus – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2008
We use data from the Texas Schools Microdata Panel (TSMP) to examine the extent to which dropouts use the GED as a route to post-secondary education. The paper develops a model pointing out the potential biases in estimating the effects of taking the "GED path" to postsecondary education. Lacking suitable instruments that would allow us…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Dropouts, High School Students, Grade 8
