Modeling the effects of grade retention in high school

Bart Cockx, Matteo Picchio and Stijn Baert

Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2019, vol. 34, issue 3, 403-424

Abstract: A dynamic discrete‐choice model is set up to estimate the effects of grade retention in high school, both in the short run (end‐of‐year evaluation) and in the long run (drop‐out and delay). In contrast to other evaluation approaches, this model captures essential treatment heterogeneity and controls for grade‐varying unobservable determinants. In addition, forced track downgrading is considered as an alternative remedial measure. Our results indicate that grade retention has a neutral effect on academic achievement in the short run. In the long run, grade retention, just like forced downgrading, has adverse effects on schooling outcomes and, more so, for less able pupils.

Date: 2019
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (25)

Downloads: (external link)
https://doi.org/10.1002/jae.2670

Related works:
Working Paper: Modeling the Effects of Grade Retention in High School (2017)
Working Paper: Modeling the Effects of Grade Retention in High School (2016)
Working Paper: Modeling the Effects of Grade Retention in High School (2015)
Working Paper: Modeling the Effects of Grade Retention in High School (2015)
Working Paper: Modeling the Effects of Grade Retention in High School (2015)
Working Paper: MODELING THE EFFECTS OF GRADE RETENTION IN HIGH SCHOOL (2015)
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:wly:japmet:v:34:y:2019:i:3:p:403-424

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www3.intersci ... e.jsp?issn=0883-7252

Access Statistics for this article

Journal of Applied Econometrics is currently edited by M. Hashem Pesaran

More articles in Journal of Applied Econometrics from John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Wiley Content Delivery ().