Résumé
I investigate high school tracking policies using a dynamic discrete choice model of study programs and unobserved effort. I estimate the model using data from Flanders (Belgium) and perform an ex ante evaluation of a policy that encourages underperforming students to switch to less academically oriented programs. This reduces grade retention by a third and dropout by 11%. Although it decreases college enrollment, the decrease in college graduation is small and insignificant. I also show that modeling effort is important; otherwise, smaller decreases in grade retention and dropout and larger decreases in college enrollment and graduation would be predicted.
Remplace
Olivier De Groote, « Dynamic Effort Choice in High School: Costs and Benefits of an Academic Track », TSE Working Paper, n° 19-1002, mars 2019, révision juin 2023.
Référence
Olivier De Groote, « Dynamic Effort Choice in High School: Costs and Benefits of an Academic Track », Journal of Labor Economics, vol. 43, n° 2, avril 2025.
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Journal of Labor Economics, vol. 43, n° 2, avril 2025