The effect of immigrant concentration in schools on native and immigrant children's reading and math skills

B-Tier
Journal: Economics of Education Review
Year: 2011
Volume: 30
Issue: 6
Pages: 1503-1515

Authors (2)

Jensen, Peter (Aarhus Universitet) Rasmussen, Astrid Würtz (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

Using a unique and very rich PISA dataset from Denmark, we show that the immigrant concentration in the school influences reading and math skills for both immigrant children and native children. Overall, children in schools with a high immigrant concentration score lower on reading and math test scores. The negative effects associated with attending a school with a high immigrant concentration are fairly robust across estimation methods. IV estimates, taking into consideration that parental sorting across neighborhoods might bias the OLS estimates, indicate that immigrant concentration in schools is still important in determining children's math test scores. The estimates are less precise regarding the effect of immigrant concentration on reading test scores. The immigrant concentration in the school has a stronger effect for native children than for immigrant children, but the differences are more pronounced for the math test.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecoedu:v:30:y:2011:i:6:p:1503-1515
Journal Field
Education
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25