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The Effect of Immigration on the School Performance of Natives: Cross Country Evidence Using PISA Test Scores

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  • Brunello, Giorgio

    () (University of Padova)

  • Rocco, Lorenzo

    () (University of Padova)

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We study whether a higher share of immigrant pupils affects the school performance of natives using aggregate multi-country data from PISA. We find evidence of a negative and statistically significant relationship. The size of the estimated effect is small: doubling the share of immigrant pupils in secondary schools from its current sample average of 4.8 percent to close to 10 percent would reduce the test score of natives by 1.32 to 1.96 percent, depending on the selected group of natives. There is also evidence that – conditional on the average share of immigrant pupils – reducing the dispersion of this share between schools has small positive effects on the test scores of natives.

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Paper provided by Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in its series IZA Discussion Papers with number 5479.

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Length: 27 pages
Date of creation: Feb 2011
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Publication status: published in: Economics of Education Review, 2013, 32, 234-246
Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp5479

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  1. Facundo Albornoz & Antonio Cabrales & Esther Hauk, 2012. "Immigration and the school system," Economics Working Papers we1203, Universidad Carlos III, Departamento de Economía.
  2. Nicole Schneeweis, 2013. "Immigrant concentration in schools: Consequences for native and migrant students," Economics working papers 2013-03, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria.
  3. Christian Dustmann & Tommaso Frattini & Gianandrea Lanzara, 2011. "Educational Achievement of Second Generation Immigrants: An International Comparison," Norface Discussion Paper Series 2011025, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London.
  4. Ohinata, Asako & van Ours, Jan C., 2011. "How Immigrant Children Affect the Academic Achievement of Native Dutch Children," IZA Discussion Papers 6212, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
  5. Marco Tonello, 2011. "Mechanisms of peer interactions between native and non-native students: rejection or integration?," Working Papers 2011/21, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB).
  6. Cattaneo, Maria Alejandra & Wolter, Stefan C., 2012. "Migration Policy Can Boost PISA Results: Findings from a Natural Experiment," IZA Discussion Papers 6300, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
  7. Geay, Charlotte & McNally, Sandra & Telhaj, Shqiponja, 2012. "Non-Native Speakers of English in the Classroom: What Are the Effects on Pupil Performance?," IZA Discussion Papers 6451, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
  8. Schneeweis, Nicole, 2013. "Immigrant Concentration in Schools: Consequences for Native and Migrant Students," IZA Discussion Papers 7230, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).

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