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    The dynamics of the evolution of the Black-White test score gap

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    Authors
    Sohn, Kitae
    Date
    2012
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Sohn, K. 2012. The dynamics of the evolution of the Black-White test score gap. Education Economics. 20 (2): pp. 175-188.
    Source Title
    Education Economics
    DOI
    10.1080/09645292.2010.488487
    ISSN
    0964-5292
    School
    Department of Economics & Property
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51774
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    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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