Better Luck Next Time: Learning Through Retaking

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

No 19663, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: In this paper we provide some evidence that repeat taking of competitive exams may reduce the impact of background disadvantages on educational outcomes. Using administrative data on the university entrance exam in Turkey we estimate cumulative learning between the first and the nth attempt while controlling for selection into retaking in terms of observed and unobserved characteristics. We find large learning gains measured in terms of improvements in the exam scores, especially among less advantaged students.

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Date: 2013-11
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Published as Veronica Frisancho & Kala Krishna & Sergey Lychagin & Cemile Yavas, 2016. "Better luck next time: Learning through retaking," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, vol 125, pages 120-135.

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