In a Small Moment: Class Size and Moral Hazard in the Italian Mezzogiorno

Instrumental variables (IV ) estimates show strong class-size effects in Southern Italy. But Italy's Mezzogiorno is distinguished by manipulation of standardized test scores as well as by economic disadvantage. IV estimates suggest small classes increase manipulation. We argue that score manipu...

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Hauptverfasser: Angrist, Joshua, Battistin, Erich, Vuri, Daniela
Weitere Verfasser: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Format: Artikel
Veröffentlicht: American Economic Association 2018
Online Zugang:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113675
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6992-8956