Plausibly Exogenous [1869] - School Attendance (03/16/2025)

LHS Variable
School attendance

RHS Variable
Compulsory schooling laws

Source of Exogenous Variation
Discontinuities in eligibility of children from the 1900 compulsory schooling legislation

- Margo and Finegan (1996), “Compulsory schooling legislation and school attendance in turn-of-the century America: A 'natural experiment' approach”