Modeling the Effects of Grade Retention in High School

Bart Cockx, Matteo Picchio and Stijn Baert

No 148, GLO Discussion Paper Series from Global Labor Organization (GLO)

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.

Keywords: Education; grade retention; track mobility; dynamic discrete choice models; heterogeneous treatment effects (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 C35 I21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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