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When patience pays off - evidence on cultural determinants of post-compulsory education achievement

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  • Samuel Luethi
  • Stefan C. Wolter

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This study empirically demonstrates the influence of culturally different values for long-term orientation and patience on the educational progress of migrants in the post-compulsory education system in Switzerland. Using longitudinal PISA data from Switzerland, we show individual differences according to the migrants' country of origin for several outcomes, such as time to graduation, choice of academic education, and entry into tertiary education. Heterogeneity analyses show that this cultural transmission often differs according to the student's position in the achievement distribution and, in some cases, for women and second-generation migrants.

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  • Samuel Luethi & Stefan C. Wolter, 2024. "When patience pays off - evidence on cultural determinants of post-compulsory education achievement," Economics of Education Working Paper Series 0226, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW).
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    Keywords

    Time preference; patience; long-term orientation; educational trajectories;
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    JEL classification:

    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions

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