ABSTRACT In 1966, the minimum school-leaving age in Poland was increased from 14 to 15 years. This was a result of extending primary school education from seven to eight years. As the education system at post-primary levels was not changed, all education tracks were thus extended by one year. Using the regression discontinuity design method and data from the Polish Labor Force Survey (2001–2005), I find that the reform, on average, had no impact on men’s and women’s hourly wage or employment rate. However, the reform had a negative impact on the hourly wage of individuals with primary education only.

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转型经济中义务教育对就业和工资的影响

摘要 1966 年，波兰的最低毕业年龄从 14 岁提高到 15 岁。这是将小学教育从七年延长到八年的结果。由于小学后教育制度没有改变，因此所有教育轨道都延长了一年。使用回归不连续性设计方法和波兰劳动力调查（2001-2005）的数据，我发现改革平均而言对男性和女性的小时工资或就业率没有影响。然而，改革对仅受过初级教育的个人的小时工资产生了负面影响。