Arbeitspapier
Does Early Educational Tracking Increase Migrant-Native Achievement Gaps? Differences-In-Differences Evidence Across Countries
We study whether early tracking of students based on ability increases migrant-native achievement gaps. To eliminate confounding impacts of unobserved country traits, we employ a differences-in-differences strategy that exploits international variation in the age of tracking as well as student achievement before and after potential tracking. Based on pooled data from 12 large-scale international student assessments, we show that cross-sectional estimates are likely to be downward-biased. Our differences-in-differences estimates suggest that early tracking does not significantly affect overall migrant-native achievement gaps, but we find evidence for a detrimental impact for less integrated migrants.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 5248
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Analysis of Education
Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
Education: Government Policy
- Thema
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immigration
educational inequalities
educational tracking
differences-in-differences
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Ruhose, Jens
Schwerdt, Guido
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
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Munich
- (wann)
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2015
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Ruhose, Jens
- Schwerdt, Guido
- Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Entstanden
- 2015