Grade surprise and choice at 16

Don Webber

No 1009, Working Papers from Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol

Abstract: This paper argues that an important influence on boys’ decisions to stay on into post-compulsory education is the attainment of maths grades that differ from expected.

Keywords: Bivariate probit; post-compulsory education; choice under uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C35 I21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10 pages
Date: 2010-06
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