Diette Timothy M.; Helms Sara E. - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 14 (2014) 3, pp. 22-22
Approximately half of the states in the United States have some form of high school exit exam. One purpose of the exit exams is to create a clear bar which students must pass in order to graduate. Effective exit exams may encourage marginal students to spend additional time on schooling in order...