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Average and Heterogeneous Effects of Class Size on Educational Achievement in Lesotho

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  • Ramaele Moshoeshoe

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Understanding class size effects on educational achievement remains a preoccupation of many economists. But empirical results are, to this far, still inconclusive. I use the two-stage least squares and the instrumental variable quantile regression methods on Lesotho’s grade 6 students maths and reading test scores to estimate, respectively, the mean and distributional effects of class […]

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  • Ramaele Moshoeshoe, 2015. "Average and Heterogeneous Effects of Class Size on Educational Achievement in Lesotho," Working Papers 496, Economic Research Southern Africa.
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    1. Sameh Hallaq, 2020. "Class Size, Cognitive Abilities, Bullying, and Violent Behavior: Evidence from West Bank Schools," Economics Working Paper Archive wp_955, Levy Economics Institute.

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    Keywords

    Quantitative Methods; Social welfare;

    JEL classification:

    • H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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