The long-term spillover effects of changes in the return to schooling

Ran Abramitzky, Victor Lavy*, Santiago Pérez

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We study the spillover effects of a reform that substantially increased the returns to schooling in kibbutzim, socialist-oriented communities in Israel. This reform, which induced kibbutz students to improve their high-school academic performance, spilled over to their non-kibbutz peers who attended the same schools. In the short run, the peers improved their high-school outcomes and shifted to courses with higher financial returns. In the long run, they completed more years of post-secondary schooling and increased their earnings. We discuss two possible spillover channels: standard classroom peer effects and increased salience of the relationship between education and financial success.

Original languageEnglish
Article number104369
JournalJournal of Public Economics
Volume196
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2021

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Keywords

  • Return to schooling
  • Spillover effects

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