Discussion Papers no. 858

Long term impacts of class size in compulsory school

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How does class size in compulsory school affect peoples’ long run education and earnings?

We use maximum class size rules and Norwegian administrative registries allowing us to observe outcomes up to age 48. We do not find any indication of beneficial effects of class size reduction in compulsory school. For a 1 person reduction in class size we can rule out effects on income as small as 0.087 percent in primary school and 0.12 percent in middle school. Population differences in parental background, school size or competitive pressure do not appear to reconcile our findings with previous studies.

About the publication

Title

Long term impacts of class size in compulsory school

Author

Edwin Leuven and Sturla A. Løkken

Series and number

Discussion Papers no. 858

Publisher

Statistisk sentralbyrå

Topic

Discussion Papers

ISSN

1892-753X

Number of pages

36

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