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 0217-8574R2
DO 10.3368/jhr.55.2.0217.8574R2
A1 Edwin Leuven
A1 Sturla A. Løkken
YR 2018
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2018/08/01/jhr.55.2.0217.8574R2.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.