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Author: Barlow, Jim
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1. Barlow, Jim
Competition is Key to Better Schools
Houston Chronicle, July 30, 2000, Business; Pg. 1
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Houston Chronicle Publishing Company
Keyword(s): Education; Educational Costs; Educational Returns; High School Students; School Completion; Schooling

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This article on the benefits gained by introducing competition into public schools cites National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data showing that students attending high school in areas with more competition among public schools have higher test scores, complete more years of schooling, and earn higher wages.
Bibliography Citation
Barlow, Jim. "Competition is Key to Better Schools." Houston Chronicle, July 30, 2000, Business; Pg. 1.
2. Barlow, Jim
Here's The Answer To Bumper Sticker
Houston Chronicle, September 08, 1998, Business; Pg. 1
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Houston Chronicle Publishing Company
Keyword(s): Economics of Gender; Gender; Gender Differences; Wage Gap; Wages; Wages, Women

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This opinion piece articulates the factors contributing to the gender wage gap. NLS data stating that childless women age 27-33 earn 98% of what men earn is cited.
Bibliography Citation
Barlow, Jim. "Here's The Answer To Bumper Sticker." Houston Chronicle, September 08, 1998, Business; Pg. 1.