The Effect of School Diversity on Academic Performance

Ciarán Murphy ()
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Ciarán Murphy: Name:Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting, Maynooth University.

Economics Department Working Paper Series from Department of Economics, National University of Ireland - Maynooth

Abstract: Using the rich Growing Up in Ireland dataset, the effect of school diversity on academic performance is examined in the context of Irish secondary schools. Previous studies on the subject in Europe and the USA have had mixed findings. Initial estimates using OLS find a significant negative effect of immigrant concentration on academic performance, even when controlling for prior ability and various school- and individual-level factors. An instrumental variables approach is used to eliminate an anticipated negative selection bias, but the estimated negative effects using this method are stronger, albeit imprecise.

Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2022
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