Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/37510 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2010: Ökonomie der Familie - Session: Evaluation Econometrics No. A6-V3
Publisher: 
Verein für Socialpolitik, Frankfurt a. M.
Abstract: 
In this study, I estimate the average causal treatment effect of grade retention on several educational outcome variables, such as completion of upper secondary school, graduation grades in math and German, as well as average final grade using a data set from Germany. The analysis relies on Conditional Independence Assumption. I use doubly robust method, regression adjustment and inverse propensity score weighting. The results of the empirical study show that grade retention does not improve the students' educational achievement.
Subjects: 
Econometric evaluation
doubly robust estimation
conditional independence assumption
average treatment effect
propensity score
grade retention
JEL: 
C21
I20
I29
Document Type: 
Conference Paper

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