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GEP 18/06: Immigrant children's school performance and immigration costs: Evidence from Spain

Abstract

This note provides evidence on how immigration costs affect school performance of immigrant children exploiting the information provided by the CDI; a standardized exam for all students enrolled in the last year of Primary education in the Madrid region. For a given socio-economic background and parent characteristics, school performance of immigrant children improves with parental immigration costs.

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Authors  

Facundo Albornoz, Antonio Cabrales, Paula Calvo and Esther Hauk

 

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Posted on Thursday 17th May 2018

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