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References for Class size: Does it matter for student achievement?
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Further reading
- Hanushek, E. A. "Evidence, politics, and the class-size debate" In: Mishel, L., Rothstein, R. (eds). The Class Size Debate. Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute, 2002.
- Hanushek, E. A. "The economic value of higher teacher quality" Economics of Education Review 30:3 (2011): 466–479.
- Krueger, A. B. "Understanding the magnitude and effect of class size on student achievement" In: Mishel, L., Rothstein, R. (eds). The Class Size Debate. Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute, 2002.
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Key references
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Hoxby, C. M. "The effects of
class size on student achievement: New evidence from population
variation" Quarterly Journal
of Economics 115:4 (2000): 1239–1285. Key reference: [1]
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Angrist, J., Lavy, V. "Using Maimonides’
Rule to estimate the effect of class size on scholastic
achievement" Quarterly Journal
of Economics 114:2 (1999): 533–575. Key reference: [2]
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Rivkin, S. G., Hanushek, E. A., Kain, J. F. "Teachers, schools,
and academic achievement" Econometrica 73:2 (2005): 417–458. Key reference: [3]
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Krueger, A. B. "Experimental
estimates of education production functions" Quarterly Journal
of Economics 114:2 (1999): 497–532. Key reference: [4]
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Chingos, M. "The impact of a
universal class-size reduction policy: Evidence from Florida’s
statewide mandate" Economics of
Education Review 31:5 (2012): 543–562. Key reference: [5]
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Chingos, M. "Class size and
student outcomes: Research and policy implications" Journal of Policy
Analysis and Management 32:2 (2013): 411–438. Key reference: [6]
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Jepsen, C., Rivkin, S. "Class size and
student achievement: The potential tradeoff between teacher
quality and class size" Journal of Human
Resources 44:1 (2009): 223–250. Key reference: [7]
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Fredriksson, P., Öckert, B., Oosterbeek, H. "Long-term effects
of class size" Quarterly Journal
of Economics 128:1 (2013): 249–285. Key reference: [8]
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Gary-Bobo, R. J., Mahjoub, M. B. "Estimation of
class-size effects, using ‘Maimonides’ Rule’ and other
instruments: The case of French junior high schools" Annales d’Economie
et de Statistique 111–112 (2013): 193–225. Key reference: [9]
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Wössmann, L., West, M. "Class-size effects
in school systems around the world: Evidence from between-grade
variation in TIMSS" European Economic
Review 50:3 (2006): 695–736. Key reference: [10]
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Urquiola, M. "Identifying
class-size effects in developing countries: Evidence from rural
Bolivia" Review of
Economics and Statistics 88:1 (2006): 171–177. Key reference: [11]
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Hoxby, C. M. "The effects of
class size on student achievement: New evidence from population
variation" Quarterly Journal
of Economics 115:4 (2000): 1239–1285.
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Additional References
- Akabayashi, H., Nakamura, R. "Can small class policy close the gap? An empirical analysis of class size effects in Japan" Japanese Economic Review 65:3 (2014): 253–281.
- Akerhielm, K. "Does class size matter?" Economics of Education Review 14:3 (1995): 229–241.
- Bingley, P., Jensen, V. M., Walker, I. The Effects of School Class Size on Length of Post-Compulsory Education: Some Cost–Benefit Analysis IZA Discussion Paper No.1605, 2005.
- Bonesrønning, H. "Class size effects on student achievement in Norway: Patterns and explanations" Southern Economic Journal 69:4 (2003): 952–965.
- Boozer, M., Rouse, C. "Intraschool variation in class size: Patterns and implications" Journal of Urban Economics 50:1 (2001): 163–189.
- Bressoux, P., Kramarz, F., Prost, C. "Teachers’ training, class size, and students’ outcomes: Learning from administrative forecasting mistakes" The Economic Journal 119:536 (2009): 540–561.
- Browning, M., Heinesen, E. "Class size, teacher hours and educational attainment" The Scandinavian Journal of Economics 109:2 (2007): 415–438.
- Cho, H., Glewwe, P., Whitler, M. "Do reductions in class size raise students’ test scores? Evidence from population variation in Minnesota’s elementary schools" Economics of Education Review 31:3 (2012): 77–95.
- Dee, T. S., West, M. R. "The non-cognitive returns to class size" Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 33:1 (2011): 23–46.
- Denny, K., Oppedisano, V. "The surprising effect of larger class sizes: Evidence using two identification strategies" Labour Economics 23:1 (2013): 57–65.
- Dieterle, S. G. "Class-size reduction policies and the quality of entering teachers" Labour Economics 36:1 (2015): 35–47.
- Dobbelsteen, S., Levin, J., Oosterbeek, H. "The causal effect of class size on scholastic achievement: Distinguishing the pure class-size effect from the effect of changes in class composition" Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 64:1 (2002): 17–38.
- Duflo, E., Dupas, P., Kremer, M. "School governance, teacher incentives, and pupil–teacher ratios: Experimental evidence from Kenyan primary schools" Journal of Public Economics 123:1 (2015): 92–110.
- Ehrenberg, R., Brewer, D., Gamoran, A., Willms, J. D. "Class size and student achievement" Psychological Science in the Public Interest 2:1 (2001): 1–30.
- Hojo, M. "Class-size effects in Japanese schools: A spline regression approach" Economics Letters 120:3 (2013): 583–587.
- Leuven, E., Oosterbeek, H., Rønning, M. "Quasi-experimental estimates of the effect of class size on achievement in Norway" The Scandinavian Journal of Economics 110:4 (2008): 663–693.
- Lindahl, M. "Home versus school learning: A new approach to estimating the effect of class size on achievement" The Scandinavian Journal of Economics 107:2 (2005): 375–394.
- Molnar, A., Smith, P., Zahorik, J., Palmer, A., Halbach, A., Ehrle, K. "Evaluating the SAGE program: A pilot program in targeted pupil–teacher reduction in Wisconsin" Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 21:2 (1999): 165–177.
- Piketty, T. "Should we reduce class size or school segregation? Theory and evidence from France" ENS-EHESS, Paris-Jourdan, 2004.
- Piketty, T., Valdenaire, M. "l’impact de la taille des classes sur la réussite scolaire dans les écoles, collèges et lycées français: Estimations à partir du panel primaire 1997 et du panel secondaire 1995" Ministère de l’Education Nationale, Les Dossiers No.173, 2006.
- Rockoff, J. "Field experiments in class size from the early twentieth century" Journal of Economic Perspectives 23:4 (2009): 211–230.
- Sims, D. "A strategic response to class size reduction: Combination classes and student achievement in California" Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 27:3 (2008): 457–478.
- Stecher, B., Bohrnstedt, G. What Have We Learned about Class Size Reduction in California?. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education, 2002.
- Wössmann, L. "Educational production in Europe" Economic Policy 20:43 (2005): 446–504.