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The Impact of Compulsory Education on Employment and Wages in a Transition Economy

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  • Jacek Liwiński

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In 1966, the minimum school-leaving age in Poland was increased from 14 to 15 years. This was a result of extending primary school education from seven to eight years. As the education system at post-primary levels was not changed, all education tracks were thus extended by one year. Using the regression discontinuity design method and data from the Polish Labor Force Survey (2001–2005), I find that the reform, on average, had no impact on men’s and women’s hourly wage or employment rate. However, the reform had a negative impact on the hourly wage of individuals with primary education only.

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  • Jacek Liwiński, 2020. "The Impact of Compulsory Education on Employment and Wages in a Transition Economy," Eastern European Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 58(2), pages 137-173, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:eaeuec:v:58:y:2020:i:2:p:137-173
    DOI: 10.1080/00128775.2019.1689144
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    1. Horie, Norio & Iwasaki, Ichiro & 岩﨑, 一郎, 2022. "Returns to Education in European Emerging Markets: A Meta-Analytic Review," RRC Working Paper Series 95, Russian Research Center, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.

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