Ties that Bind? Family Income Dynamics and Children's Post-Secondary Enrollment and Persistence

Bradley Hardy will discuss his research on potential mechanisms driving the transmission of intergenerational advantage to help understand whether and how such income dynamics have played a role in the persistent gap in college achievement. In his research with Dave Marcotte, Hardy finds evidence that poverty and income volatility exposure during adolescence negatively affect high school graduation, college matriculation, and persistence (2-year dropout).