How Immigrant Children Affect the Academic Achievement of Native Dutch Children

Asako Ohinata and Jan van Ours

No 6212, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: In this paper, we analyze how the share of immigrant children in the classroom affects the educational attainment of native Dutch children. Our analysis uses data from various sources, which allow us to characterize educational attainment in terms of reading literacy, mathematical skills and science skills. We do not find strong evidence of negative spill-over effects from immigrant children to native Dutch children. Immigrant children themselves experience negative language spill-over effects from a high share of immigrant children in the classroom but no spill-over effects on maths and science skills.

Keywords: educational attainment; peer effects; immigrant children (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 J15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2011-12
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-edu, nep-lab, nep-mig and nep-ure
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Published - published in: Economic Journal, 2013, 123 (570), F308-F331

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Journal Article: How Immigrant Children Affect the Academic Achievement of Native Dutch Children (2013)
Working Paper: How immigrant children affect the academic achievement of native Dutch children (2012)
Working Paper: How immigrant children affect the academic achievement of native Dutch children (2011)
Working Paper: How Immigrant Children Affect the Academic Achievement of Native Dutch Children (2011)
Working Paper: How Immigrant Children Affect the Academic Achievement of Native Dutch Children (2011)
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