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Title: Sources of Bias in Teenagers' College Expectations
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1. Cowan, Benjamin W.
Sources of Bias in Teenagers' College Expectations
Social Science Quarterly 99,1 (March 2018): 136-153.
Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ssqu.12354/abstract
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Wiley Online
Keyword(s): Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT); College Enrollment; Educational Outcomes; Expectations/Intentions

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This paper compares individuals' college expectations as teenagers with their subsequent college outcomes using data from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97). I analyze how a rich set of youth characteristics correlate with the discrepancy between expectations and realizations.
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Cowan, Benjamin W. "Sources of Bias in Teenagers' College Expectations." Social Science Quarterly 99,1 (March 2018): 136-153.