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The Impact of Academic Course Work
on Labor Market Outcomes for Youth Who Do Not Attend College: A Research Review

Adam Gamoran
University of Wisconsin-Madison

The author is grateful for helpful comments from David Boesel, Bill Clune, Kevin Hollenbeck, David Raffe, and James Rosenbaum.

Table of Contents

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Why Should We Expect a Linkage?
• Direct Evidence on the Impact of Academic Courses
• Indirect Evidence: Effects of Academic Skills
• Interpreting the Evidence
• Conclusions
• References

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