Lifetime Consequences of Lost Instructional Time in the Classroom: Evidence from Shortened School Years

Kamila Cygan-Rehm

No 17253, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This study estimates the lifetime effects of lost classroom instruction on labor market performance. For identification, I use historical shifts in the school year schedule in Germany, which substantially shortened the duration of the affected school years without adjusting the core curriculum. The loss of classroom instruction was mainly compensated for by assigning additional homework. Applying a difference-in-differences design to social security records, I find adverse effects of the policy on earnings and employment over almost the entire occupational career. Plausible mechanisms behind the deteriorated labor market outcomes include unfavorable effects on human capital and a differential occupational sorting.

Keywords: instructional time; education; earnings; skills; Germany (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 I26 J17 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 97 pages
Date: 2024-08
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Working Paper: Lifetime consequences of lost instructional time in the classroom: Evidence from shortened school years (2023)
Working Paper: Lifetime Consequences of Lost Instructional Time in the Classroom: Evidence from Shortened School Years (2022)
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