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Long-Term Gains from Longer School Days

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  • Patricio Dominguez
  • Krista Ruffini

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This work examines whether additional time in elementary and secondary school affects economic well-being in adulthood. We leverage cross-municipality and cross-cohort variation in a reform that increased the Chilean school day by 30 percent between 1997 and 2010 and find that full-day schooling increased educational attainment, delayed childbearing, and increased earnings when students reached young adulthood. These findings are consistent with a human capital channel and demonstrate that large-scale investments in public education can yield long-term economic benefits.

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  • Patricio Dominguez & Krista Ruffini, 2023. "Long-Term Gains from Longer School Days," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 58(4), pages 1385-1427.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:58:y:2023:i:4:p:1385-1427
    Note: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.59.2.0419-10160R2
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    3. Kamila Cygan-Rehm, 2022. "Lifetime Consequences of Lost Instructional Time in the Classroom: Evidence from Shortened School Years," CESifo Working Paper Series 9892, CESifo.

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    JEL classification:

    • I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education

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