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Students who drop out of high school have an unemployment rate of 7.3% compared to 5.3% for high school graduates and 2.5% for young people with bachelor’s degrees.

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‘Economic Despair’ May Lead Boys to Drop Out of High School

The question of why income inequality continues across generations is difficult to answer. But two economists may have found a link that could provide some information, writes Josh Zumbrun for The Wall Street Journal.