Table A8 The Effect of Class Size in Primary School (PS) and Middle School (MS) on Average Outcomes, Ages 27–42, Combined School Population with Complete Enrollment Histories
SchoolingLog-EarningsEarnings
Panel A: First Stage, PS
Above PS threshold

–5.16**

(0.39)

–5.17**

(0.39)

–5.15**

(0.38)

Above MS threshold

–1.21**

(0.34)

–1.21**

(0.33)

–1.21**

(0.33)

F-test PS instrument173178179
F-test MS instrument131313
Panel B: First Stage, MS
Above PS threshold

–0.82**

(0.33)

–0.80**

(0.33)

–0.82**

(0.32)

Above MS threshold

–8.37**

(0.35)

–8.44**

(0.34)

–8.39**

(0.34)

F-test PS instrument666
F-test MS instrument586624615
Panel C: Reduced Form
Above PS threshold

0.032

(0.050)

–0.015*

(0.009)

–0.019*

(0.010)

Above MS threshold

–0.019

(0.039)

–0.001

(0.006)

–0.003

(0.007)

Panel D: 2SLS
Average class size grades 1–6 (PS)

–0.0075

(0.0092)

0.0026

(0.0017)

0.0031

(0.0021)

Average class size, Grades 7–9 (MS)

0.0028

(0.0045)

–0.0002

(0.0008)

–0.0001

(0.0010)

N schools596596600
N students102,288103,458108,526
  • Notes: This table reports IV estimates for the specification in Table 4, but where the sample is further restricted to graduating cohorts from schools where all nine years of compulsory school enrollment are observed. Standard errors clustered at the school level are reported in parentheses. *p < 0.10, **p < 0.05.