Schooling Quality in a Cross Section of Countries

Jong-Wha Lee and Robert Barro

No 6198, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We investigate the determinants of educational quality in a panel data set that includes" output and input measures for a broad number of countries. The results show that family inputs" and school resources are closely related to school outcomes, as measured by internationally" comparable test scores, repetition rates, and drop-out rates. Family characteristics income and education of parents, have strong effects on student performance. The findings also" indicate that more school resources - especially smaller class sizes but probably also higher" teacher salaries and greater school length - enhance educational outcomes."

JEL-codes: I21 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997-09
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Published as Lee, Jong-Wha and Robert J. Barro. "Schooling Quality In A Cross-Section Of Countries," Economica, 2001, v68(271,Nov), 465-488.

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