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Andria Smythe on the College Outcomes of Young Adults in a Recession
Andria Smythe on the College Outcomes of Young Adults in a Recession
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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
May 17, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
There's a sort of conventional wisdom that during recessions, more people enroll in college or stay in college longer when jobs are scarce. But it's not clear that this "benefit" extends to everyone. In this episode, Howard University economist Andria Smythe talks about her research looking at how college outcomes of young adults shifted during a recession and how she found that those from disadvantaged backgrounds' levels of college completion were hurt more during a recession.
Released:
May 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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