"In a Hurry to Graduate? The Effects of Compressed Schooling on Degree Completion"
Using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel, this paper studies a reform that compressed instructional time reducing the academic track by one year. Difference-in-difference estimates show that this compressed education reduced the age of graduation by 0.65 years. It also increased the share of students who ultimately graduate by 5.7 percentage points. These advantages must, however, be weighed against evidence of a large increase in late graduation of 19.3 percentage points. Late graduation requires repeating one or more years with the associated increase in education expenditure.
"Fast-Tracked to the Labor Market: The Wage Impacts of Compressed Schooling" (2025)
"Understanding the Interplay between Personality, Cognition, and Childhood SES in Determining Educational Success" (2024)