Variation in Educational Outcomes and Policies Across Countries and of Schools within Countries

Richard Freeman, Stephen Machin and Martina Viarengo

CEE Discussion Papers from Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Educational attainment; schools; inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H5 I20 J24 J68 O15 P5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-08
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