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dc.contributor.authorFertig, Michaelen
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T15:48:42Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T15:48:42Z-
dc.date.issued2004-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/18570-
dc.description.abstractThe German practice of compelling weak students to repeat a class has come under heavy criticism recently. Many observers fear that this practice is, at best, useless or even counterproductive. However, little is known so far on the consequences of having to repeat a class, as compared to be confronted with new course material in the next class.This paper, therefore, aims at generating empirical evidence on the effect of class repetition on individual educational attainment. Since an experimental study is precluded,we utilize an instrumental variable approach to control for unobserved heterogeneity between respondents.Our estimation results suggest that there exists a negative association between repeating a class and educational attainment. However, taking unobserved heterogeneity into account yields a statistically significant and quantitatively substantial positive effect of class repetition on educational outcomes.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aRheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) |cEssenen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aRWI Discussion Papers |x19en
dc.subject.jelI21en
dc.subject.jelJ13en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordSchooling Degreeen
dc.subject.keywordInstrumental Variables Estimationen
dc.subject.stwBildungsniveauen
dc.subject.stwBildungsverhaltenen
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwDeutschlanden
dc.titleShot Across the Bow, Stigma or Selection? - The Effect of Repeating a Class on Educational Attainment-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn392684861en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:rwidps:19en

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