Abstract
Previous literature has found inconsistent effects of tracking students in secondary school on student performance using various ways to alleviate the endogeneity in
tracking. Sociological literature argues that the threat for war with and invasion by the French around the 1800s induced European countries to introduce mass public education
systems. I use this theory to estimate the effect of tracking on student performance in Europe, instrumenting tracking by the political pressure caused by the Napoleonic Wars.
The relation between political pressure by Napoleon and tracking is strong and leads in the second stage to a consistent positive effect of tracking on student performance.
One important limitation of this analysis is that it is reasonable to assume that political pressure from Napoleon influenced many facets of European countries.
tracking. Sociological literature argues that the threat for war with and invasion by the French around the 1800s induced European countries to introduce mass public education
systems. I use this theory to estimate the effect of tracking on student performance in Europe, instrumenting tracking by the political pressure caused by the Napoleonic Wars.
The relation between political pressure by Napoleon and tracking is strong and leads in the second stage to a consistent positive effect of tracking on student performance.
One important limitation of this analysis is that it is reasonable to assume that political pressure from Napoleon influenced many facets of European countries.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Maastricht |
Publisher | ROA |
Number of pages | 35 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Publication series
Series | ROA Research Memoranda |
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Number | 006 |
JEL classifications
- i20 - Education and Research Institutions: General
Keywords
- tracking
- educational policy
- PISA