Variation in educational outcomes and policies across countries and of schools within countries
By: Richard B. Freeman, Stephen Machin, Martina Viarengo
Contributors: Machin, Stephen; Viarengo, Martina; National Bureau of Economic Research
Series: NBER working paper no. 16293
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Description: "This study examines the variation in educational outcomes across and within countries using the TIMSS mathematics tests.  It documents the wide cross-country variation in the level and dispersion of test scores.  Countries with the highest test scores are those with the least inequality in scores, which suggests a "virtuous" equity-efficiency trade-off in improving educational outcomes.  Analyzing the association of gender, immigrant status, and family background factors with scores, we find large cross-country differences in the relation between those factors and scores"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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