Replication data for: The Effects of High Stakes High School Achievement Awards: Evidence from a Randomized Trial

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Project Citation:

Angrist, Joshua, and Lavy, Victor. Replication data for: The Effects of High Stakes High School Achievement Awards: Evidence from a Randomized Trial. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2009. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113319V1

Project Description

Summary: The Israeli matriculation certificate is a prerequisite for most postsecondary schooling. In a randomized trial, we attempted to increase certification rates among low-achievers with cash incentives. The experiment used a school-based randomization design offering awards to all who passed their exams in treated schools. This led to a substantial increase in certification rates for girls but had no effect on boys. Affected girls had a relatively high ex ante chance of certification. The increase in girls' matriculation rates translated into an increased likelihood of college attendance. Female matriculation rates increased partly because treated girls devoted extra time to exam preparation. (JEL I21, I28, J16)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      I21 Analysis of Education
      I28 Education: Government Policy
      J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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