The Ineffectiveness of School Inputs: A Product of Misspecification?.

Dewey, James; Husted, Thomas A.; Kenny, Lawrence W.

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ERIC Number: EJ597134

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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The Ineffectiveness of School Inputs: A Product of Misspecification?

Dewey, James; Husted, Thomas A.; Kenny, Lawrence W.

Economics of Education Review, v19 n1 p27-45 Feb 2000

Using longitudinal comparison data, shows that including socioeconomic status as a production function creates serious statistical problems that mask the significance of other school inputs (teacher education and experience, teacher salary, teacher-pupil ratio, and expenditure per pupil). Recommends corrective methodologies. (Contains 35 references.) (MLH)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student, Parent Background, Productivity, Resource Allocation, Socioeconomic Status

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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