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Title: Social Isolation and Inequality
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Postlewaite, Andrew Silverman, Daniel Susman |
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Social Isolation and Inequality Working Paper, Penn Institute for Economic Research, University of Pennsylvania, April 2004. Also: http://ssrn.com/abstract=536184 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Penn Institute for Economic Research (PIER) Keyword(s): Athletics (see SPORTS); Bayesian; High School; Sports (also see ATHLETICS); Wages, Adult Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. There is an increasing interest in the concept of social exclusion and the related concept of social isolation and their potential role in understanding inequality. We examine the degree to which voluntary separation from social activities during adolescence affects adult wages. It is well-known that participation in high school athletic programs leads to higher adult wages. We present empirical evidence that this premium is not primarily due to selection on predetermined characteristics valued in the labor market.... Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), 1979 cohort we show first that there is a substantial wage premium associated with having been a high school athlete. ... In 1984, retrospective questions about participation in high school athletics were asked only of those who had finished or were expected to finish high school. |
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Postlewaite, Andrew and Daniel Susman Silverman. "Social Isolation and Inequality." Working Paper, Penn Institute for Economic Research, University of Pennsylvania, April 2004. |