Abstract
The paper collects the results of a survey performe d in 2010 aimed at analysing how high school studen ts in the province of Messina in Sicily (Italy) spend their t ime. Principally, is analyzed the interaction betwe en use of time, scholastic performance and time dedicated to study. So, we propose an estimation model for the d aily study-time of students. From a methodological point of view, using a two stage regression procedure to estimate self-rate performance (S rpe ) and time devoted to study (T stu ) allows to correct the estimates by simultaneity e f- fects between these variables. In the first stage, the self-rate performance at school is estimated in a reduced form and is used as a proxy of scholastic performance in the second step. Next, we run an ordinal regressio n in order to estimate the hours dedicated to study declared b y the student. The results obtained show that stude nts with a high expected value of study-time come from lyceum, they are mostly females, and tend to read more. Fu rther- more, they have satisfactory scholastic performance , are helped by their mothers when they do their ho mework, have a lower-than-average age difference with their mothers, but a higher-than-average age difference with their fathers. JEL-Codes: C13; C30; C36
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