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Classroom grade composition and pupil achievement
(Discussion papers;722, Working paper, 2012-12)This paper exploits discontinuous grade mixing rules in Norwegian junior high schools to estimate how classroom grade composition affects pupil achievement. Pupils in mixed grade classrooms are found to outperform pupils ... -
Why educated mothers don't make educated children? : a statistical study in the intergenerational transmission of schooling
(Discussion Papers;No. 563, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: More educated parents are observed to have better educated children. From a policy point of view, however, it is important to distinguish between causation and selection. Researchers trying to control for ...