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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 65-86 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | German economic review |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2015 |
Abstract
During the last decade, most of the German states have abolished the final year of higher secondary schooling while keeping academic content almost unaltered. We evaluate the effects of the reform in Saxony-Anhalt for the double cohort of graduates in 2007. In 2003, the 13th year of schooling was eliminated for students in grade 9, while tenth grade students were unaffected. This provides a natural experiment for analyzing the impact on schooling achievements and educational choice. We find negative effects on grades in mathematics, but no effects in German literature. Moreover, a significant share of females were found to delay university enrollment.
Keywords
- Educational choice, Learning intensity, Natural experiment, Schooling quality, Student performance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
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In: German economic review, Vol. 16, No. 1, 01.02.2015, p. 65-86.
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