The effect of school quality on educational attainment and wages

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Dearden, L; Ferri, J; Meghir, C
• 署名单位: University of Valencia; University of London; University College London; Institut Polytechnique de Paris; ENSAE Paris
• 刊物名称: REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0034-6535
• DOI: 10.1162/003465302317331883
• 发表日期: 2002-02
• 页码: 1-20
• 关键词: returns; matter; estimator; quantity

摘要

The paper examines the effects of pupil-teacher ratios and type of school on educational attainment and wages using the British National Child Development Survey (NCDS). The NCDS is a panel survey that follows a cohort of individuals born in March 1958 and has a rich set of background variables recorded throughout the individuals' lives. The results suggest that. once we control for ability and fan-lily background, the pupil-teacher ratio has no impact on educational qualifications or on men's wages. It has an impact on women's wages at the age of 33, particularly those of low ability. We also find evidence that those who attend selective schools have better educational outcomes and, in the case of men, higher wages at the age of 33. The impact is greater for the type of individuals who are less likely to attend selective schools but for whom a comparison group does exist among those attending.