The Effects of Grade Retention on Human Capital Accumulation
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Keywords
Grade retention; attainment; cognitive achievement; high school graduation; parental investmet; self-esteem; learning.;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
- I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2018-11-26 (Education)
- NEP-URE-2018-11-26 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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