Long-Term Gains from Longer School Days

Patricio Dominguez and Krista Ruffini

Journal of Human Resources, 2023, vol. 58, issue 4, 1385-1427

Abstract: This work examines whether additional time in elementary and secondary school affects economic well-being in adulthood. We leverage cross-municipality and cross-cohort variation in a reform that increased the Chilean school day by 30 percent between 1997 and 2010 and find that full-day schooling increased educational attainment, delayed childbearing, and increased earnings when students reached young adulthood. These findings are consistent with a human capital channel and demonstrate that large-scale investments in public education can yield long-term economic benefits.

JEL-codes: H52 I25 I26 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
Note: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.59.2.0419-10160R2
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Working Paper: Long-Term Gains from Longer School Days (2020)
Working Paper: Long-Term Gains from Longer School Days (2018)
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