TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Cattan, Sarah
AU  - Kamhöfer, Daniel A.
AU  - Karlsson, Martin
AU  - Nilsson, Therese
        TI  - The Short- and Long-Term Effects of Student Absence: Evidence from Sweden
        PY  - 2017/Sep/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 10995
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp10995
        AB  - Instructional time is seen as an important determinant of school performance, but little is known about the effects of student absence. Combining historical records and administrative data for Swedish individuals born in the 1930s, we examine the impacts of absence in elementary school on short-term academic performance and long-term socio-economic outcomes. Our siblings and individual fixed effects estimates suggest absence has a moderate adverse effect on academic performance. The detrimental effect fades out over time. While absence negatively correlates with final education, income and longevity, we only find robust evidence that it lowers the probability of employment at age 25–30.
        KW  - long-term effects
KW  - educational performance
KW  - absence in school
KW  - register data
        ER  -