Research on the effectiveness of grade retention has a long history, yet, has seen an
upsurge during the last decade. In this study, we review 84 recent, methodologically sound …

The identification of the causal effects of grade retention policies is of enormous relevance
for researchers and policymakers alike. Taking advantage of the availability of more detailed …

This paper focused on the family as context for financial socialization and students'
experiences with money matters to explain the acquisition of financial knowledge of young …

Many American states require that students lacking basic reading proficiency after third
grade be retained and remediated. We exploit a discontinuity in retention probabilities under …

Using data from the Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS), an ongoing investigation of a panel
of low-income minority children growing up in an inner city, this study investigated whether …

Little is known in developing country environments about how a child's cognitive skills
manifested in the first years of schooling are related to later educational success, because …

The author uses Maxwell's method of literature reviews for educational research to focus on
literature relevant to test-based grade retention policies to make the following argument …

We present the first analysis of the effect of grade retention on adult criminal convictions,
exploiting test cutoffs for ninth-grade promotion in Louisiana. Eighth-grade retention …

La elevada tasa de alumnos repetidores existente en España, muy superior a la media de la
Unión Europea, es una de las grandes preocupaciones de nuestro sistema educativo …

This study examines the development of mathematical and financial literacy skills amongst
471 students in Spain. Most studies on this topic have looked at either one or the other skill …