RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Long-Term Gains from Longer School Days
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 0419-10160R2
DO 10.3368/jhr.59.2.0419-10160R2
A1 Dominguez, Patricio
A1 Ruffini, Krista
YR 2021
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2021/05/04/jhr.59.2.0419-10160R2.abstract
AB This paper examines whether additional time in elementary and secondary school affects economic well-being in adulthood. We leverage cross-municipality and cross-cohort variation in a reform that increased the Chilean school day by 30 percent between 1997 and 2010 and find that full-day schooling increased educational attainment, delayed childbearing, and increased earnings when students reached young adulthood. These findings are consistent with a human capital channel and demonstrate large-scale investments in public education can yield long-term economic benefits.