Chapter 9 Why Has Black–White Skill Convergence Stopped?

Neal, Derek

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Chapter 9 Why Has Black–White Skill Convergence Stopped?

Neal, Derek·2006·Handbook of the Economics of Education

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The black-white test score gap shrunk rapidly during the 1970s and 1980s, but progress largely stopped among cohorts born since the early 1970s.
“while the gap shrunk rapidly during the 1970s and 1980s, progress has largely stopped among cohorts born since the early 1970s (Neal 2006; Chay, Guryan, and Mazumder 2009).”
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The concern about the recent failure of closing the test score gap further is ever more relevant.
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Authors: Neal, D.
Affiliations: National Bureau of Economic Research (US)
Corresponding author: Neal, Derek
Venue: Handbook of the Economics of Education
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2006
Pages: 511-576
ISSN: 1574-0692 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/s1574-0692(06)01009-9
OpenAlex: W79560207
Semantic Scholar: c8131202c87c28fcfa492865c066fae85186cfdb
Cited by: 80
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FWCI: 25.09
Type: book chapter
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Handbook of the economics of education (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
Social Sciences › Education › School Choice and Performance
Keywords: racial inequality in education, parenting norms, education policy, test scores, educational attainment

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