Enforcing compulsory schooling through credible coercion : Lessons from Australia’s Northern Territory intervention
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Justman, Moshe and Peyton, Kyle. (2018). Enforcing compulsory schooling through credible coercion : Lessons from Australia’s Northern Territory intervention. The Economic Record. 94(306), pp. 223-238. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-4932.12418
Authors | Justman, Moshe and Peyton, Kyle |
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Abstract | Australia's Northern Territory Emergency Response and subsequent School Enrolment and Attendance Measure (SEAM) credibly threatened to remove welfare benefits from Indigenous families if their children failed to attend school regularly. A difference-in-difference analysis of participation rates in the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy shows a substantial increase in participation rates the year after SEAM was implemented. However, administrators rarely carried out the threatened sanctions, and these initial gains largely dissipated in subsequent years. This unique episode illustrates the limited scope for promoting Indigenous school participation through conditional cash penalties. |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | The Economic Record |
Journal citation | 94 (306), pp. 223-238 |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia |
ISSN | 0013-0249 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-4932.12418 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85050467836 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 223-238 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 24 Jul 2018 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 15 Jul 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8w5y9/enforcing-compulsory-schooling-through-credible-coercion-lessons-from-australia-s-northern-territory-intervention
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