Class-size effects in Japanese schools: A spline regression approach

Masakazu Hojo

Economics Letters, 2013, vol. 120, issue 3, 583-587

Abstract: This study introduces a piecewise-linear relationship between student achievement and class size. Using student-level data from Japan, we find that piecewise-linear specifications clearly show a better fit to the data. We also find that a significant class-size effect is observed in the lower part of the class-size distribution.

Keywords: Class size; Education; Japan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 I28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.06.027

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