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Full-time schools and educational trajectories: Evidence from high-stakes exams.
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Economics of Education Review . Oct2023, Vol. 96, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This paper estimates the effects of extending the school day during elementary school on students' educational outcomes later in life. The analysis takes place in the context of a large-scale program introduced in 2007 that extended the school day from 4.5 to 8 h in Mexico City's metropolitan area. The identification strategy leverages cohort-by-cohort variation in full-time enrollment in elementary schools. The results indicate that full-time elementary schools have positive and long-lasting effects on students' performance, increasing high-stakes high school admission test scores by 4.8 percent of a standard deviation. The effects are larger for females than for males. The difference in the effects between males and females of 2.1 percent of a standard deviation represents 16% of the gender gap in the high school admission exam. Moreover, full-time schooling decreases the probability of delays in schooling completion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02727757
- Volume :
- 96
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Economics of Education Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 171851222
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2023.102443