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dc.contributor.authorHansen, Karsten T.en
dc.contributor.authorHeckman, James Josephen
dc.contributor.authorMullen, Kathleen J.en
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T16:11:23Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T16:11:23Z-
dc.date.issued2003-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/20071-
dc.description.abstractThis paper develops two methods for estimating the effect of schooling on achievement test scores that control for the endogeneity of schooling by postulating that both schooling and test scores are generated by a common unobserved latent ability. These methods are applied to data on schooling and test scores. Estimates from the two methods are in close agreement. We find that the effects of schooling on test scores are roughly linear across schooling levels. The effects of schooling on measured test scores are slightly larger for lower latent ability levels. We find that schooling increases the AFQT score on average between 2 and 4 percentage points, roughly twice as large as the effect claimed by Herrnstein and Murray (1994) but in agreement with estimates produced by Neal and Johnson (1996) and Winship and Korenman (1997). We extend the previous literature by estimating the impact of schooling on measured test scores at various quantiles of the latent ability distribution.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x826en
dc.subject.jelC35en
dc.subject.jelC15en
dc.subject.jelI21en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordeducationen
dc.subject.keywordabilityen
dc.subject.keywordlatent variablesen
dc.subject.keywordselectionen
dc.subject.keywordMCMCen
dc.subject.stwBildungsniveauen
dc.subject.stwKognitionen
dc.subject.stwMikroökonometrieen
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwVereinigte Staatenen
dc.titleThe Effect of Schooling and Ability on Achievement Test Scores-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn367379872en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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