On the sources of the black-white test score gap in Europe

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2009
Volume: 102
Issue: 1
Pages: 49-52

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Differences between black and white students in Britain are investigated. If black parents would invest in education as much as white parents do, the racial test score gap in mathematics and reading would be reduced by 7 and 9%.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:102:y:2009:i:1:p:49-52
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-28