Plausibly Exogenous [714] - School Reform (01/02/2021)
LHS Variable
Infant birth outcomes
RHS Variable
Parents’ schooling
Source of Exogenous Variation
In 1968, the Taiwanese government extended compulsory education from 6 to 9 years and opened over 150 new junior high schools at a differential rate among regions. The variations across cohorts in new junior high school openings are used as an instrument for schooling.
- Chou, Liu, Grossman, and Joyce (2010), “Parental education and child health: evidence from a natural experiment in Taiwan”