Does school time matter?-On the impact of compulsory education age on school dropout

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1384-1398

  Cabus, Sofie J ^a   De Witte, Kristof ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Compulsory education age; Difference in differences; School dropout

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; EDUCATION REFORM; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; LABOR MARKET; POLICY ANALYSIS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 80054855620     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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