@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp3495,
            	author={Heckman, James J. and Humphries, John Eric and LaFontaine, Paul A. and Rodríguez, Pedro L.},
            	title={Taking the Easy Way Out: How the GED Testing Program Induces Students to Drop Out},
            	year={2008},
	month={May},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={3495},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp3495},
	abstract={The option to obtain a General Education Development (GED) certificate changes the incentives facing high school students. This paper evaluates the effect of three different GED policy innovations on high school graduation rates. A six point decrease in the GED pass rate due to an increase in national passing standards produced a 1.3 point decline in overall high school dropout rates. The introduction of a GED certification program in high schools in Oregon produced a four percent decrease in high school graduation rates. Introduction of GED certificates for civilians in California increased the high school dropout rate by 3 points. The GED program induces students to drop out of high school.},
	keywords={dropout;GED},
            }