Dickson, Matt; Smith, Sarah - In: Economics of Education Review 30 (2011) 6, pp. 1167-1176
The 1973 Raising of the School Leaving Age from 15 to 16 has been used to identify returns to years’ schooling. However, because the first set of “high stakes” exams are taken in the UK at age 16, the reform affected the proportion with qualifications, as well as schooling length. In order...