Does Remedial Education in Late Childhood Pay Off After All? Long-Run Consequences for University Schooling, Labor Market Outcomes, and Intergenerational Mobility

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Lavy, Victor; Kott, Assaf; Rachkovski, Genia
• 署名单位: University of Warwick; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; National Bureau of Economic Research; Brown University; Northwestern University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0734-306X
• DOI: 10.1086/713742
• 发表日期: 2022
• 页码: 239-282
• 关键词: Incentives

摘要

We analyze the long-term effects of a high school remedial education program almost two decades after its implementation. Treated students experienced an 11% increase in completed years of postsecondary schooling, a 4% increase in annual earnings, and a significant increase in intergenerational income mobility. These gains reflect improvement of students mainly from below-median-income families. We conclude that the program had gains beyond the short-term significant improvements in high school matriculation exams. A cost-benefit analysis of the program suggests that the government will recover its cost within 7-8 years, implying a very high rate of return.