Effect of secondary education on cognitive and non-cognitive skills

Ollikainen, Jani-Petteri, Pekkarinen, Tuomas, Uusitalo, Roope and Virtanen, Hanna (2024) Effect of secondary education on cognitive and non-cognitive skills. Economics of Education Review, 103. ISSN 0272-7757

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Abstract

We examine the effects of secondary education on cognitive and non-cognitive skills using admission cutoffs to general secondary schools. We measure these skills using the Finnish Defence Forces Basic Skills Test, which, due to compulsory military service, covers the vast majority of Finnish men and serves as a strong predictor of later labor market success. We find that the large differences in the average skills across men that differ in their schooling when entering military service are due to selection rather than causal effects of secondary education on either cognitive or non-cognitive skills.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory L Education > L Education (General)
JEL classification:	J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Time Allocation, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination and Creation; Human Capital; Retirement > J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education > I21 - Analysis of Education
Date Deposited:	03 Dec 2024 15:42
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 04:36
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/126238

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