Long-lasting effects of indoctrination in school: Evidence from the People’s Republic of Poland

Joan Costa-Font, Jorge García-Hombrados and Anna Nicińska
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Jorge Garcia Hombrados

European Economic Review, 2024, vol. 161, issue C

Abstract: This paper studies the effect of communist indoctrination in school on labour force participation and human capital investments. Specifically, we evaluate the impact of a reform in Poland that revoked political indoctrination in school in the mid-1950s, while leaving the rest of the curriculum unchanged. To overcome endogeneity concerns, we exploit cut-off birth dates for school enrolment that exhibit variation in the level of exposure to the reform. We find that a reduction in school indoctrination increased the probability of finishing secondary and tertiary education, and expanded labour force participation about 50 years down the line.

Keywords: Education systems; Communist education; Education reforms; School curriculum; Later life outcomes; Human capital attainment; Labour market participation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2023.104641

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