TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Lindahl, Mikael
        TI  - Home versus School Learning: A New Approach to Estimating the Effect of Class Size on Achievement
        PY  - 2001/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 261
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp261
        AB  - I estimate the effect of class size on scholastic achievement using that schools are only in session during the school year and out of session during the summer. This seasonal feature of the schooling system makes it possible to control for unobservable pupil characteristics affecting both the level and change in achievement. Using Swedish data, I find that smaller classes generate higher achievement. A comparison with the results from applying the same data to the widely used value-added model is also made.
        KW  - difference-in-differences
KW  - summer learning
KW  - school-year learning
KW  - Class size
KW  - value-added model
        ER  -