The dynamics of the evolution of the Black-White test score gap
We apply a quantile version of the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition to estimate the counterfactual distribution of the test scores of Black students. In the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 (ECLS-K), we find that the gap initially appears only at the top of the distrib...
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| description | We apply a quantile version of the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition to estimate the counterfactual distribution of the test scores of Black students. In the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 (ECLS-K), we find that the gap initially appears only at the top of the distribution of test scores. As children age, however, the gap at the top shrinks whereas the gap in the middle part of the distribution grows. Moreover, the gap due to differences in the effect, rather than amount, of characteristics becomes important. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-517742017-09-13T15:37:23Z The dynamics of the evolution of the Black-White test score gap Sohn, Kitae We apply a quantile version of the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition to estimate the counterfactual distribution of the test scores of Black students. In the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 (ECLS-K), we find that the gap initially appears only at the top of the distribution of test scores. As children age, however, the gap at the top shrinks whereas the gap in the middle part of the distribution grows. Moreover, the gap due to differences in the effect, rather than amount, of characteristics becomes important. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51774 10.1080/09645292.2010.488487 Routledge restricted |
| spellingShingle | Sohn, Kitae The dynamics of the evolution of the Black-White test score gap |
| title | The dynamics of the evolution of the Black-White test score gap |
| title_full | The dynamics of the evolution of the Black-White test score gap |
| title_fullStr | The dynamics of the evolution of the Black-White test score gap |
| title_full_unstemmed | The dynamics of the evolution of the Black-White test score gap |
| title_short | The dynamics of the evolution of the Black-White test score gap |
| title_sort | dynamics of the evolution of the black-white test score gap |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51774 |