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dc.contributor.authorDe Giorgi, Giacomoen
dc.contributor.authorPellizzari, Micheleen
dc.contributor.authorWoolston, William Guien
dc.date.accessioned2009-11-24-
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-07T12:05:50Z-
dc.date.available2010-07-07T12:05:50Z-
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/36071-
dc.description.abstractWe study how class size and composition affect the academic and labor market performances of college students, two crucial policy questions given the secular increase in college enrollment. We rely on the random assignment of students to teaching classes. Our results suggest that a one standard deviation increase in the class-size would result in a 0.1 standard deviation deterioration of the average grade. Further, the effect is heterogenous as female and higher income students seem almost immune to the size of the class. Also, the effects on performance of class composition in terms of gender and ability appears to be inverse U-shaped. Finally, a reduction of 20 students (one standard deviation) in one's class size has a positive effect on monthly wages of about 80 Euros (115 USD) or 6% over the average.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x4443en
dc.subject.jelA22en
dc.subject.jelI23en
dc.subject.jelJ30en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordClass sizeen
dc.subject.keywordheterogeneityen
dc.subject.keywordexperimental evidenceen
dc.subject.keywordacademic performanceen
dc.subject.keywordwagesen
dc.subject.stwBildungsniveauen
dc.subject.stwStudierendeen
dc.subject.stwBildungsertragen
dc.subject.stwAkademische Berufeen
dc.subject.stwStudiumen
dc.subject.stwKlassengrößeen
dc.subject.stwTesten
dc.subject.stwItalienen
dc.titleClass size and class heterogeneity-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn613476182en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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