Do children spend too much time in schools? Evidence from a longer school year in Indonesia |
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| Institution: | Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, Semenyih, 43500 Selangor, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | I examine the effects of a longer school year in Indonesia on grade repetition, educational attainment, employability, and earnings. I exploit an arbitrary rule that assigned students to a longer school year in Indonesia in 1978–1979, which fits a fuzzy regression discontinuity design. I find the longer school year decreases the probability of grade repetition and increases educational attainment; it also increases the probability of working in formal sectors and wages later in life. These results suggest the length of school years in Indonesia is not too long. |
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| Keywords: | School term length Educational attainment Returns to schooling Regression discontinuity design Asia Indonesia |
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