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Immigrant children’s school performance and immigration costs: Evidence from Spain

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  • Albornoz, Facundo
  • Cabrales, Antonio
  • Calvo, Paula
  • Hauk, Esther

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This note provides evidence on how immigration costs affect school performance of immigrant children exploiting the information provided by the CDI; a standardized exam for all students enrolled in the last year of Primary education in the Madrid region. For a given socio-economic background and parent characteristics, school performance of immigrant children improves with parental immigration costs.

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  • Albornoz, Facundo & Cabrales, Antonio & Calvo, Paula & Hauk, Esther, 2018. "Immigrant children’s school performance and immigration costs: Evidence from Spain," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 170(C), pages 27-30.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:170:y:2018:i:c:p:27-30
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2018.05.015
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    Keywords

    School performance; Immigration; Parental involvement; Immigration costs;
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    JEL classification:

    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education

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