The causal effects of an intensified curriculum on cognitive skills: Evidence from a natural experiment
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Keywords
G8 reform; Intensified curriculum; Instruction time; Learning intensity; Cognitive skills; Academic-track high school; Grade retention; Remedial education;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
- D04 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Policy: Formulation; Implementation; Evaluation
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2016-06-09 (Education)
- NEP-LMA-2016-06-09 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
- NEP-NEU-2016-06-09 (Neuroeconomics)
- NEP-URE-2016-06-09 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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