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The long-run economic consequences of high-stakes examinations : evidence from transitory variation in pollution
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Ebenstein, Avraham, Lavy, Victor and Roth, Sefi (2016) The long-run economic consequences of high-stakes examinations : evidence from transitory variation in pollution. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 8 (4). pp. 36-65. doi:10.1257/app.20150213 ISSN 1945-7782.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/app.20150213
Abstract
Cognitive performance during high-stakes exams can be affected by random disturbances that, even if transitory, may have permanent consequences. We evaluate this hypothesis among Israeli students who took a series of matriculation exams between 2000 and 2002. Exploiting variation across the same student taking multiple exams, we find that transitory PM2.5 exposure is associated with a significant decline in student performance. We then examine these students in 2010 and find that PM2.5 exposure during exams is negatively associated with postsecondary educational attainment and earnings. The results highlight how reliance on noisy signals of student quality can lead to allocative inefficiency.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | High school boys -- Examinations -- Effect of air pollution on -- Israel, High school girls -- Examinations -- Effect of air pollution on -- Israel, High schools -- Israel -- Examinations, Students -- Rating of | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | American Economic Journal: Applied Economics | ||||||
Publisher: | American Economic Association | ||||||
ISSN: | 1945-7782 | ||||||
Official Date: | October 2016 | ||||||
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Volume: | 8 | ||||||
Number: | 4 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 36-65 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1257/app.20150213 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 26 January 2017 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 27 January 2017 | ||||||
Funder: | European Research Council (ERC) | ||||||
Grant number: | Grant No. 323439 (ERC) |
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