The long-run effects of college remedial education

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2022
Volume: 216
Issue: C

Authors (4)

De Benedetto, Marco Alberto (not in RePEc) De Paola, Maria (not in RePEc) Scoppa, Vincenzo (Università degli Studi della C...) Smirnova, Janna (Università degli Studi della C...)

Score contribution per author:

0.251 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We investigate the long-run impact of college remedial education on students’ academic performance and employment status. By implementing a Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design we show that attending remedial courses positively affects the probability to get a university degree, whereas no significant effect is found on labour market outcomes.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:216:y:2022:i:c:s0165176522001860
Journal Field
General
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25