School Kids Spend Too Much Time in Schools? The Effect of the Length of the School Year

Posted: 18 Dec 2010

See all articles by R. A. Parinduri

R. A. Parinduri

Nottingham University Business School, Malaysia Campus

Date Written: May 5, 2010

Abstract

This paper examines the effect of the length of the school year on some educational- and labor outcomes. Using the policy-induced long school year in Indonesia in the late 1970s as a natural experiment, I show that the long school year lowers grade repetition in primary school and increases years of schooling. It also seems to increase earnings and employment later in life.

Suggested Citation

Parinduri, Rasyad A., School Kids Spend Too Much Time in Schools? The Effect of the Length of the School Year (May 5, 2010). Nottingham Univ. Business School Malaysia Campus Research, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1653220

Rasyad A. Parinduri (Contact Author)

Nottingham University Business School, Malaysia Campus ( email )

Wisma MISC
No. 2 Jalan Conlay
Kuala Lumpur, Selangor 43500
Malaysia

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