TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Heckman, James J.
AU  - Humphries, John Eric
AU  - LaFontaine, Paul A.
AU  - Rodríguez, Pedro L.
        TI  - Taking the Easy Way Out: How the GED Testing Program Induces Students to Drop Out
        PY  - 2008/May/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 3495
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp3495
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - dropout
KW  - GED
        ER  -