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Názov: School Grades and Neighbourhoods – A Natural Experiment
Autori: Pello-Esso, Wazah, Gerdtham, Ulf, Larsson Lönn, Sara, Sundquist, Jan, Sundquist, Kristina
Prispievatelia: Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Lunds universitet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Malmö, Allmänmedicin och klinisk epidemiologi, Originator, Lund University, Profile areas and other strong research environments, Lund University Profile areas, LU Profile Area: Proactive Ageing, Lunds universitet, Profilområden och andra starka forskningsmiljöer, Lunds universitets profilområden, LU profilområde: Proaktivt åldrande, Originator, Lund University, Lund University School of Economics and Management, LUSEM, Centre for Economic Demography, Lunds universitet, Ekonomihögskolan, Centrum för ekonomisk demografi, Originator, Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Health Economics, Lunds universitet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Malmö, Hälsoekonomi, Originator, Lund University, Lund University School of Economics and Management, LUSEM, Department of Economics, Lunds universitet, Ekonomihögskolan, Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Originator, Lund University, Profile areas and other strong research environments, Strategic research areas (SRA), EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health, Lunds universitet, Profilområden och andra starka forskningsmiljöer, Strategiska forskningsområden (SFO), EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health, Originator, Lund University, Profile areas and other strong research environments, Other Strong Research Environments, LUCC: Lund University Cancer Centre, Lunds universitet, Profilområden och andra starka forskningsmiljöer, Övriga starka forskningsmiljöer, LUCC: Lunds universitets cancercentrum, Originator
Zdroj: Nordic Journal of Migration Research. 15(4):1-23
Predmety: Social Sciences, Social and Economic Geography, Samhällsvetenskap, Social och ekonomisk geografi
Popis: dolescents with an immigrant background have poorer educational performance than their native counterparts, which may partly be explained by the quality of their neighbourhood area upon immigration to Sweden. An important part of neighbourhood quality is neighbourhood socioeconomic status (NSES). This study examines the impact of initial NSES on subsequent school grades in refugees by using a natural experiment that took place between 1985 and 1994 when refugees were randomly assigned to Swedish neighbourhoods. We applied principal component analysis to assess NSES based on neighbourhood socioeconomic characteristics. We found robust evidence that higher initial NSES was associated with higher school grades in adolescents. In addition, estimated marginal effects showed that low‑performing students’ school grades improved even more when the initial NSES increased. Our results suggest that refugee children benefit academically from initial settlement in less‑deprived neighbourhoods.
Adolescents with an immigrant background have poorer educational performance than their native counterparts, which may partly be explained by the quality of their neighbourhood area upon immigration to Sweden. An important part of neighbourhood quality is neighbourhood socioeconomic status (NSES). This study examines the impact of initial NSES on subsequent school grades in refugees by using a natural experiment that took place between 1985 and 1994 when refugees were randomly assigned to Swedish neighbourhoods. We applied principal component analysis to assess NSES based on neighbourhood socioeconomic characteristics. We found robust evidence that higher initial NSES was associated with higher school grades in adolescents. In addition, estimated marginal effects showed that low-performing students’ school grades improved even more when the initial NSES increased. Our results suggest that refugee children benefit academically from initial settlement in less-deprived neighbourhoods.
Prístupová URL adresa: https://doi.org/10.33134/njmr.878
Databáza: SwePub
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Abstrakt:dolescents with an immigrant background have poorer educational performance than their native counterparts, which may partly be explained by the quality of their neighbourhood area upon immigration to Sweden. An important part of neighbourhood quality is neighbourhood socioeconomic status (NSES). This study examines the impact of initial NSES on subsequent school grades in refugees by using a natural experiment that took place between 1985 and 1994 when refugees were randomly assigned to Swedish neighbourhoods. We applied principal component analysis to assess NSES based on neighbourhood socioeconomic characteristics. We found robust evidence that higher initial NSES was associated with higher school grades in adolescents. In addition, estimated marginal effects showed that low‑performing students’ school grades improved even more when the initial NSES increased. Our results suggest that refugee children benefit academically from initial settlement in less‑deprived neighbourhoods.<br />Adolescents with an immigrant background have poorer educational performance than their native counterparts, which may partly be explained by the quality of their neighbourhood area upon immigration to Sweden. An important part of neighbourhood quality is neighbourhood socioeconomic status (NSES). This study examines the impact of initial NSES on subsequent school grades in refugees by using a natural experiment that took place between 1985 and 1994 when refugees were randomly assigned to Swedish neighbourhoods. We applied principal component analysis to assess NSES based on neighbourhood socioeconomic characteristics. We found robust evidence that higher initial NSES was associated with higher school grades in adolescents. In addition, estimated marginal effects showed that low-performing students’ school grades improved even more when the initial NSES increased. Our results suggest that refugee children benefit academically from initial settlement in less-deprived neighbourhoods.
ISSN:1799649X
DOI:10.33134/njmr.878