Skirbekk, Vegard - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) 142 (2006) I, pp. 115-145
We investigate Swiss canton-based regulations determining the number of school years required to graduate from academic track secondary school. We find that this variation (12, 12.5 or 13 years) does not affect human capital levels (TIMSS math and science performance). This suggests that one...