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Who Takes Advanced Placement (AP)?
Eastern Economic Journal
  • Benjamin P. Scafidi, Kennesaw State University
  • Christopher Clark, Georgia College and State University
  • John R. Swinton, Georgia College and State University
Department
Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-27-2015
Disciplines
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.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1057/eej.2014.21
Citation Information
Scafidi, B. P., Clark, C., & Swinton, J. R. (2015). Who Takes Advanced Placement (AP) &quest. Eastern Economic Journal, 41(3), 346-369.