RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Long-Term Impacts of Class Size in Compulsory School
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 309
OP 348
DO 10.3368/jhr.55.2.0217.8574R2
VO 55
IS 1
A1 Leuven, Edwin
A1 Løkken, Sturla A.
YR 2020
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/55/1/309.abstract
AB How does class size in compulsory school affect people’s 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 one-person reduction in class size we reject effects on income as small as 0.12 percent in primary school and 0.15 percent in middle school. Population differences in parental background, school size, or competitive pressure do not appear to reconcile our findings with previous studies.