Working Paper: NBER ID: w31556
Authors: Ozkan Eren; David N. Figlio; Naci H. Mocan; Orgul Ozturk
Abstract: This paper examines the impact of school accountability on adult crime and economic self-sufficiency. We employ a unique source of linked administrative data from a Southern state and exploit exogenous variation generated by the state's accountability regime. Our findings indicate that a school's receipt of a lower accountability rating, at the bottom end of the ratings distribution, decreases adult criminal involvement. Accountability pressures also reduce the propensity of students' reliance on social welfare programs in adulthood and these effects persist at least until when individuals reach their early 30s. Further examination reveals that our results are consistent with an explanation related to improvements in human capital accumulation.
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JEL Codes: H0; I0
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Lower accountability rating (H79) | Decrease in adult criminal involvement (K14) |
| Lower accountability rating (H79) | Decrease in reliance on social welfare programs (I38) |
| Accountability system (H83) | Long-term outcomes related to crime and economic self-sufficiency (K14) |
| Accountability ratings (H83) | Improvements in life outcomes (I14) |