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| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Seiten (von - bis) | 1348-1380 |
| Seitenumfang | 33 |
| Fachzeitschrift | Economic Journal |
| Jahrgang | 127 |
| Ausgabenummer | 603 |
| Frühes Online-Datum | 24 Mai 2017 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - Aug. 2017 |
Abstract
We investigate the effects of attending a more advanced track in middle school on long-term education and labour market outcomes for Germany, a country with a rigorous early-age tracking system, where the risk of misallocating students is particularly high. Our research design exploits quasi-random shifts between tracks induced by date of birth, and speaks to the long-term effects of early track attendance for a group of marginal students most at risk of misallocation. Remarkably, we find no evidence that attending a more advanced track leads to more favourable long-term outcomes. We attribute this result to the possibility of later track-reversal.
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- Volkswirtschaftslehre, Ökonometrie und Finanzen (insg.)
- Volkswirtschaftslehre und Ökonometrie
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in: Economic Journal, Jahrgang 127, Nr. 603, 08.2017, S. 1348-1380.
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T1 - The Long-term Effects of Early Track Choice
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AU - Puhani, Patrick A.
AU - Schönberg, Uta
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