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Do Value-Added Estimates Add Value? Accounting for Learning Dynamics

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dc.contributor.authorAndrabi, Tahir
dc.contributor.authorDas, Jishnu
dc.contributor.authorKhwaja, Asim Ijaz
dc.contributor.authorZajonc, Tristan
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:34:37Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:34:37Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis paper illustrates the central role of persistence in estimating and interpreting value-added models of learning. Using data from Pakistani public and private schools, we apply dynamic panel methods that address three key empirical challenges: imperfect persistence, unobserved heterogeneity, and measurement error. Our estimates suggest that only one-fifth to one-half of learning persists between grades and that private schools increase average achievement by 0.25 standard deviations each year. In contrast, value-added models that assume perfect persistence yield severely downward estimates of the private school effect. Models that ignore unobserved heterogeneity or measurement error produce biased estimates of persistence.en
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Economic Journal: Applied Economics
dc.identifier.issn19457782
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5803
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectAnalysis of Education I210
dc.subjectFertility
dc.subjectFamily Planning
dc.subjectChild Care
dc.subjectINTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children
dc.subjectYouth J130
dc.subjectEconomic Development: Human Resources
dc.subjectHuman Development
dc.subjectIncome Distribution
dc.subjectMigration O150
dc.titleDo Value-Added Estimates Add Value? Accounting for Learning Dynamicsen
dc.title.alternativeAmerican Economic Journal: Applied Economicsen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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okr.journal.nbpages29-54
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.countryPakistan
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