Educational disparities across regions: A multilevel analysis for Italy and Spain

Tommaso Agasisti () and Jose M. Cordero-Ferrera

Journal of Policy Modeling, 2013, vol. 35, issue 6, 1079-1102

Abstract: In this paper, a multilevel analysis is applied to the OECD-PISA2006 data with the aim to compare factors affecting students’ achievement across Italy and Spain. The findings show that both countries are affected by strong internal regional heterogeneity, where some regions have achievement scores well above the OECD mean and other are placed among the worst performers in the OECD area. Although regional governments are more autonomous about educational policy-making in Spain, regional indicators exert a higher influence on educational results in Italy where educational system is strictly regulated by the national government.

Keywords: Education; Regional divergences; Cross-country comparison; Federalism; PISA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2013.07.002

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