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.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 5248

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Analysis of Education
Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
Education: Government Policy
Thema
immigration
educational inequalities
educational tracking
differences-in-differences

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Ruhose, Jens
Schwerdt, Guido
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(wo)
Munich
(wann)
2015

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
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

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