Does Reducing Early School Tracking Affect Health Behaviors?

Serena Canaan

AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2024, vol. 114, 375-80

Abstract: This paper examines how delaying the age of school tracking affects long-term health behaviors and access to preventive care. I exploit a reform of the French middle school system, which delayed the placement of students into vocational and academic education by two years. Tracking was mostly replaced by grouping students into achievement-based classrooms. I find that the reform has no significant effects on health behaviors that are associated with increased mortality, such as smoking, drinking alcohol, and obesity. It does, however, increase the likelihood of getting on-time preventive screening for chronic illnesses, such as cholesterol and glycemic index tests.

JEL-codes: I12 I21 I28 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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