Educational spillovers and parental migration

Joanna Clifton-Sprigg

doi:10.1016/j.labeco.2015.02.011

Educational spillovers and parental migration

Joanna Clifton-Sprigg^*

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Abstract

This paper studies whether children with parents working abroad (PWA) influence school performance of their classmates. Based on novel data for lower secondary pupils in Poland, I exploit within-class variation in the fraction of classmates whose parents work abroad over time. Estimates suggest that the presence of PWA classmates benefits pupils. The impact is driven by PWA girls and PWA pupils whose parents graduated from high school. This positive effect is likely due to the student level interactions or increased teachers' commitment to classes with students from migrant families.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	64-75
Number of pages	12
Journal	Labour Economics
Volume	34
Early online date	6 Mar 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2015.02.011
Publication status	Published - Jun 2015

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Date of Acceptance: 27/02/2015

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Education of adolescents
Migration
Peer effects

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