Are young people's educational outcomes linked to their sense of control? [electronic resource] / Ju...
Are young people's educational outcomes linked to their sense of control? [electronic resource] / Juan D. Barón and Deborah Cobb-Clark.
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[Parkville, Vic.] : Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, 2010.
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2010.
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[Parkville, Vic.] : Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, 2010.
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Victoria
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2010.
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This paper analyzes the link between young people's sense (locus) of control over their lives and their investments in education. We find that young people with a more internal locus of control have a higher probability of finishing secondary school and, conditional on completion, meeting the requirements to obtain a university entrance rank. Moreo...
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Are young people's educational outcomes linked to their sense of control? [electronic resource] / Juan D. Barón and Deborah Cobb-Clark.
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Melbourne Institute working paper series, 1447-5863 ; no. 5/10.
Melbourne Institute working paper, 1447-5863 ; no. 5/10.
Title from title screen (viewed on September 23, 2010).
"May 2010".
"Our data come from the Youth in Focus Project ...".
Includes bibliographical references (p. 28-30)
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371.82350994
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