Parental Transfers, Student Achievement, and the Labor Supply of College Students

Posted At : April 17, 2008 8:42 AM
Related Categories: Labor/Employment,Statistics,Education-Higher

http://www.bls.gov/ore/pdf/ec080020.pdf

49% of all 4 year college students and 61% of 2 year students were working while attending college in the fall of 2006. This paper looks at reasons why they work and the effects on their grades, suggesting that work that detracts from schooling and hurts academic performance reduces future wages. Bureau of Labor Statistics Working Paper 416.

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