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Long-Term Impacts of Achievement-Based School Assignment

Molin, Elin LU (2024)
Abstract (Swedish)
I study the long-term impacts of a reform changing school admission criteria from proximity to grades in Swedish upper secondary education. Implemented in three municipalities covering 10% of the student population, the reform increases educational attainment and expected midlife earnings. These gains are concentrated among students in the top 25% of the grade distribution, who also experience labor income gains. These high-achieving students become more likely to attend schools effective at sending students to higher education and to have higher-performing peers. However, due to grade disparities, the reform decreased intergenerational mobility and widened the education gap between natives and immigrants.
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published
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School Choice, Student Outcomes, School Admission Reform
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63 pages
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SSRN
language
Swedish
LU publication?
yes
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9577d93c-4e76-4f39-884d-b3472baf2102
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https://ssrn.com/abstract=4638401
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2025-03-10 18:11:40
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  author       = {{Molin, Elin}},
  keywords     = {{School Choice; Student Outcomes; School Admission Reform}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  month        = {{02}},
  note         = {{Preprint}},
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  title        = {{Long-Term Impacts of Achievement-Based School Assignment}},
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  year         = {{2024}},
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