Hufferd, Jasmine Sierra (2022) Feasibility of the “American Dream”: Education and Income Inequality Statistical Review by State. Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
This paper explores the complex association between education quality and economic inequality. Within the paper the independent variables of per pupil spending, percent spent on education by state, and average reading and math scores from grades four and eight and multiple dependent variables of GINI coefficient, unemployment rates, and GDP per capita are examined. This examination was done by a developed literature review and a breakdown of the variables with summary statistics and multiple linear regression. The findings from this paper hope to reflect the complex nature of the independent and dependent variables and a need for further research and investment into a deeper understanding of how to improve how education can enhance the economic landscape and inequality. The final results conclude that the “American Dream” of equality in all may need improving. Though the project can not lead to any true conclusions or explanations for the current and past state of the United States.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | Papakonstantinou, M.A. |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2022 13:49 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2022 13:49 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/140 |
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