Arbeitspapier

Educational reform, ability and family background

In this paper we evaluate the impact of a major school reform, that took place in the 1950s in Sweden, on educational attainment and earnings. The reform, which has many common elements with reforms in other European countries including the UK, consisted of increasing compulsor schooling, imposing a national curriculum and abolishing selectionby ability into Academic and non-academic streams at the age of 12 (comprehensive school reform). Our data combines survey data with administrative sources. We find that the reform increased both the educational attainment and the earnings of children whose fathers had just complusory education. However the earnings of those with educated parents declined - possibly because of a dilution of quality at the top end of the education levels. The overall effect of the reform was however positive.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IFS Working Papers ; No. 04/10

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
National Government Expenditures and Education
Analysis of Education
Education: Government Policy
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
Thema
Human capital
evaluation of education reform
comprehensive schools
compulsory schooling
earnings
administrative data
differences in differences
Schulpolitik
Bildungsreform
Bildungsertrag
Schweden

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Meghir, Costas
Palme, Mårten
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
(wo)
London
(wann)
2004

DOI
doi:10.1920/wp.ifs.2004.0410
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Meghir, Costas
  • Palme, Mårten
  • Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

Entstanden

  • 2004

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