Sample selectivity and the validity of international student achievement tests in economic research

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2011
Volume: 110
Issue: 2
Pages: 79-82

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

Larger rates of exclusion, non-response, and age-specific enrollment are related to better country average scores on international student achievement tests. But accounting for sample selectivity does not alter existing evidence that academic achievement enters importantly in economic growth regressions.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:110:y:2011:i:2:p:79-82
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25