Template-type: ReDif-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Leschnig, Lisa
Author-Name: Schwerdt, Guido
Author-Name: Zigova, Katarina 
Title: Central exams and adult skills: Evidence from PIAAC
Abstract: Central exams are often hypothesized to favorably affect incentive structures in schools.<br/>Indeed, previous research provides vast evidence on the positive effects of central exams<br/>on student test scores. But critics warn that these effects may arise through the strategic<br/>behavior of students and teachers, which may not affect human capital accumulation<br/>in the long run. Exploiting variation in examination types across school systems and<br/>over time, we provide the first evidence that central exams positively affect adult skills.<br/>However, our estimates are small compared to the existing estimates for students, which<br/>may indicate some fade-out in the effect on skills over time.
Classification-JEL: i20,j24,j31
Series: ROA Research Memoranda
Creation-Date: 20210225
Number: 001
File-URL: https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/ws/files/62593669/ROA_RM_2021_1.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 657777
Handle: Repec:unm:umaror:2021001
DOI: 10.26481/umaror.2021001