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Who Takes Advanced Placement (AP)?

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  • Benjamin P Scafidi

    (Kennesaw State University, Coles College of Business, 560 Parliament Garden Way NW, Kennesaw, GA, USA.)

  • Christopher Clark

    (Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA, USA. E-mails: christopher.clark@gcsu.edu; john.swinton@gcsu.edu)

  • John R Swinton

    (Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA, USA. E-mails: christopher.clark@gcsu.edu; john.swinton@gcsu.edu)

Abstract

This paper provides an analysis of who takes Advanced Placement (AP) Economics. We find large differences in enrollment in AP Economics across groups. Specifically, African-American and Hispanic students and students from low-income backgrounds are about half as likely to be enrolled in AP Economics as other students. However, once we control for prior academic achievement in Geometry, African-American and Hispanic students are overrepresented relative to whites and the difference between low-income and other students is reduced significantly. Female students are overrepresented relative to males, and Asian students are overrepresented relative to whites — this latter effect is large.

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  • Benjamin P Scafidi & Christopher Clark & John R Swinton, 2015. "Who Takes Advanced Placement (AP)?," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 41(3), pages 346-369, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:easeco:v:41:y:2015:i:3:p:346-369
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