Better Luck Next Time: Learning through Retaking

Kala Krishna (), Sergey Lychagin, Cemile Yavas and Veronica Frisancho

No IDB-WP-483, Research Department Publications from Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

Abstract: This paper provides some evidence that repeat taking of competitive exams may reduce the impact of background disadvantages on educational outcomes. Using administra- tive data on the university entrance exam in Turkey, the paper estimates cumulative learning between the first and the nth attempt while controlling for selection into re- taking in terms of observed and unobserved characteristics. Large learning gains mea- sured in terms of improvements in the exam scores are found, especially among less advantaged students.

JEL-codes: C13 C38 I23 I24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-01
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