Effects of class size reduction in upper grades: Evidence from Seoul, Korea
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Class size reduction; High school; School fixed effects; Instrumental variable; Quantile regression; College scholastic ability test;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
- H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
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