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Catholic schooling and further education

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Using new estimation methods and data, I find that Catholic schooling substantially increases years of schooling by 0.42 to 0.47. The estimates are robust to various specifications that account for potential selection bias.

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  • Kim, Young-Joo, 2012. "Catholic schooling and further education," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 114(3), pages 346-348.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:114:y:2012:i:3:p:346-348
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.09.010
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    Keywords

    Catholic schools; Schooling; Selection bias;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth

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