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Direct linkTyler, John; Lofstrom, Magnus – Economics of Education Review, 2010
We use data from the Texas Schools Microdata Panel (TSMP) to examine the extent to which dropouts use the GED as a route to postsecondary education. Lacking suitable instruments that would allow us to directly address potential biases in estimating the "GED path" to postsecondary education, our approach is to base estimates on a set of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Dropouts, High School Graduates, Grade 8
Tyler, 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
