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Female child's educational advantage is substantially more pronounced in female-headed households (father less-educated or not present)
Topic: EducationSource
Citation: Wayward Sons: the Emerging Gender Gap in Labor Markets and Education, p. 44 Author(s): Autor, Wasserman Institution(s): MIT Link: http://economics.mit.edu/files/8756 Nation(s): United States Year(s): 2010 Source: Primary Type: Statistical AnalysisDiscussion
Other Notes:In households with present, educated father, boys and girls equally likely to complete college