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Quality of Public Education and Academic Achievement in Medellín, 2004-2006. An Application of Interquartile Regression

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  • Jorge Barrientos Marín

    (Departamento de Economía. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Universidad de Antioquia)

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In this paper we study the effect of family and school background on students' academic performance, who attended public schools in Medellín. Two approaches are implemented in this work. Firstly, we investigate the effect of covariates on different segments of scores' distribution by quantile regression. Secondly, we are interested in estimating the school effect on average academic performance by estimating a linear regression with a large dummy-variable set. This procedure fits a one-way fixed-effects model. We found that the effect of the individual characteristics on academic achievement is stronger for best students. Additionally, we detect that the school effect is weaker in public schools than the private ones.

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  • Jorge Barrientos Marín, 2008. "Quality of Public Education and Academic Achievement in Medellín, 2004-2006. An Application of Interquartile Regression," Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, Departamento de Economía, issue 68, pages 121-144, Enero-Jun.
    • Handle: RePEc:lde:journl:y:2008:i:68:p:121-144
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    Keywords

    academic achievement; school effect; ICFES test; quantile regression.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General

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