DYNAMIC CHOICE ANALYSIS OF SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR

该项目将分析高中阶段学校教育行为的动态 入学直至大学毕业。 目标是增强 我们对职业生涯过程中以下关键步骤的理解 形成：1）高中生对大学的选择 预科课程和其他学习课程； 2）高中生的 在完成学业和退学之间做出选择； 3）高中 毕业生在入学或不入学之间的选择； 4） 大学生对学习领域的选择； 5）大学生的 完成大学学业和退学之间的选择。 计划中的研究将重点关注这一过程 学生形成对学校教育回报的期望。 一个 最近开发的、易于处理的动态选择分析方法 不确定性下将有利于工作。 实证调查 将利用三个小组调查的数据：国家纵向调查 1972 年高中班、高中及以后的研究 研究和全国青年纵向研究。

This project will analyze the dynamics of schooling behavior from high school entry through college completion. The objective is to enhance our understanding of the following key steps in the process of career formation: 1) the high school student's choice between college preparatory and other programs of study; 2) the high school student's choice between completing school and dropping out; 3) the high school graduate's choice between enrolling and not enrolling in college; 4) the college student's choice of a field of study; 5) the college student's choice between completing college and dropping out. The planned research will focus considerable attention on the process by which students form expectations of the returns to schooling. A recently developed, tractable approach to the analysis of dynamic choice under uncertainty will facilitate the work. The empirical investigation will exploit data from three panel surveys: the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972, the High School and Beyond Study, and the National Longitudinal Study of Youth.