中文摘要
我们研究一项改革的溢出效应,该改革大幅提高了以色列基布兹(kibbutzim)——一种社会主义取向的社区——中的教育回报。这项改革促使基布兹学生改善其高中学业表现,并溢出至在同一所学校就读的非基布兹同龄人。短期内,这些同龄人改善了高中阶段的成绩,并转向经济回报更高的课程。长期来看,他们完成了更多年的中学后教育,收入也有所提高。我们讨论了两种可能的溢出渠道:标准的课堂同伴效应,以及教育与经济成就之间关系的凸显程度提高。
Abstract
We study the spillover effects of a reform that substantially increased the returns to schooling in kibbutzim, socialist-oriented communities in Israel. This reform, which induced kibbutz students to improve their high-school academic performance, spilled over to their non-kibbutz peers who attended the same schools. In the short run, the peers improved their high-school outcomes and shifted to courses with higher financial returns. In the long run, they completed more years of post-secondary schooling and increased their earnings. We discuss two possible spillover channels: standard classroom peer effects and increased salience of the relationship between education and financial success.