Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Tilburg |
| Publisher | Econometrics |
| Number of pages | 31 |
| Volume | 1998-16 |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
Publication series
| Name | CentER Discussion Paper |
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| Volume | 1998-16 |
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Keywords
- School inputs
- educational attainment
- training
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School Quality, Exam Performance and Career Choice. / Dustmann, C.; Rajah, N.; van Soest, A.H.O.
Tilburg : Econometrics, 1998. (CentER Discussion Paper; Vol. 1998-16).Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper › Other research output
TY - UNPB
T1 - School Quality, Exam Performance and Career Choice
AU - Dustmann, C.
AU - Rajah, N.
AU - van Soest, A.H.O.
N1 - Pagination: 31
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of school quality on performance in national exams and the career decision at age 16. We use micro data for the UK, which provides a rich set of variables on parental background, previous achievements, and community variables. We find that, conditional on school type, the pupil-teacher ratio has no effect on examination performance. The pupil-teacher ratio has an effect on the career decision at age 16 as to whether to remain in full time education beyond the minimum age, enroll in training activities, or join the labour market full time. This finding appears to be very robust, and sustains when school type variables, exam results, and ability are controlled for.
AB - The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of school quality on performance in national exams and the career decision at age 16. We use micro data for the UK, which provides a rich set of variables on parental background, previous achievements, and community variables. We find that, conditional on school type, the pupil-teacher ratio has no effect on examination performance. The pupil-teacher ratio has an effect on the career decision at age 16 as to whether to remain in full time education beyond the minimum age, enroll in training activities, or join the labour market full time. This finding appears to be very robust, and sustains when school type variables, exam results, and ability are controlled for.
KW - School inputs
KW - educational attainment
KW - training
M3 - Discussion paper
VL - 1998-16
T3 - CentER Discussion Paper
BT - School Quality, Exam Performance and Career Choice
PB - Econometrics
CY - Tilburg
ER -