School Effects on Socioemotional Development, School-Based Arrests, and Educational Attainment

A-Tier
Journal: American Economic Review: Insights
Year: 2020
Volume: 2
Issue: 4
Pages: 491-508

Authors (5)

C. Kirabo Jackson (Northwestern University) Shanette C. Porter (not in RePEc) John Q. Easton (not in RePEc) Alyssa Blanchard (not in RePEc) Sebastián Kiguel (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.804 = (α=2.01 / 5 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

Using value-added models on data from Chicago Public Schools, we find that high schools impact students' self-reported socioemotional development (SED) by enhancing social well-being and promoting hard work. Conditional on their test score impacts, schools that improve SED in ninth grade reduce school-based arrests and increase high school completion and college going. For most longer-run outcomes, using both SED and test score value added more than doubles the variance of the explained school effect relative to using test score value added alone. Results suggest that high school impacts on SED can be captured using self-report surveys and SED can be fostered by schools to improve longer-run outcomes.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aerins:v:2:y:2020:i:4:p:491-508
Journal Field
General
Author Count
5
Added to Database
2026-01-25