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来源类型	Discussion paper
规范类型	论文
来源ID	DP10308
	DP10308 The Long Run Human Capital and Economic Consequences of High-Stakes Examinations
	Victor Lavy; Avraham Ebenstein; Sefi Roth
发表日期	2014-12-21
出版年	2014
语种	英语
摘要	Cognitive performance during high-stakes exams can be affected by random disturbances that, even if transitory, may have permanent consequences for long-term schooling attainment and labor market outcomes. We evaluate this hypothesis among Israeli high school students who took a series of high stakes matriculation exams between 2000 and 2002. As a source of random (transitory) shocks to high-stakes matriculation test scores, we use exposure to ambient air pollution during the day of the exam. First, we document a significant and negative relationship between average PM2.5 exposure during exams and student composite scores, post-secondary educational attainment, and earnings during adulthood. Second, using PM2.5 as an instrument, we estimate a large economic return to each point on the exam and each additional year of post-secondary education. Third, we examine the return to exam scores and schooling across sub-populations, and find the largest effects among boys, better students, and children from higher socioeconomic backgrounds. The results suggest that random disturbances during high-stakes examinations can have long-term consequences for schooling and labor market outcomes, while also highlighting the drawbacks of using highstakes examinations in university admissions.
主题	Public Economics
URL	https://cepr.org/publications/dp10308
来源智库	Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/539140
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Victor Lavy,Avraham Ebenstein,Sefi Roth. DP10308 The Long Run Human Capital and Economic Consequences of High-Stakes Examinations. 2014.