Socioeconomic Status and Class Size in South African Secondary Schools
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Keywords
South Africa; class size; learner outcomes; education; human capital; school quality;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-URE-2020-01-20 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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