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The Impact of Length of the School Year on Student Performance and Earnings

Evidence from the German Short School Years

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ID9717435
AutoresJorn‐steffen Pischke (0000-0002-6466-1874, London School of Economics and Political Science, autor de correspondencia)
Año2007
Volumen117
Número523
Páginas1216-1242
Fecha de publicación2007-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-0297.2007.02080.x
OpenAlexW2129764760
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas52
Referencias citadas25

This article investigates how changing the length of the school year, leaving the basic curriculum unchanged, affects learning and subsequent earnings. I use variation introduced by the West German short school years in 1966-7, which exposed some students to a total of about two thirds of a year less of schooling while enrolled. I find that the short school years increased grade repetition in primary school and led to fewer students attending higher secondary school tracks. On the other hand, the short school years had no adverse effect on earnings and employment later in life. Copyright 2007 The Author(s). Journal compilation Royal Economic Society 2007

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