Signaling, Student Identities, and College Access: A Proposed Conceptual Model of College Going and Choice

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Abstract

This paper explores the intersections of signaling, student identity, insiders/outsiders, and college access through the combination of two economic theories to propose a new conceptual model.

Author

• Gabriel R. Serna, Virginia Tech