Assessing the economic costs of high school noncompletion

Mark Thompson

Journal of Economics and Finance, 1998, vol. 22, issue 2, 109-117

Abstract: Disparities in educational attainment exist across states. There are costs, both to the individual and society, associated with low levels of educational attainment. This research estimates the costs of high school noncompletion in terms of income loss for each state. The results suggest that: 1) there are substantial economic costs associated with high school noncompletion ($727 billion in lost income nationally); 2) costs vary widely across states; and 3) in general, states with relatively low levels of per capita expenditures on education incur the greatest losses in income from high school noncompletion. Copyright Springer 1998

Date: 1998
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