TY  - JOUR
AU  - Lee,Jong-Wha
AU  - Barro,Robert J.
TI  - Schooling Quality in a Cross Section of Countries
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 6198
PY  - 1997
Y2  - September 1997
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w6198
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w6198.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Jong-Wha Lee
Economics Research Department
Asian Development Bank
6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City
1550 Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel: +63 2 632 4900
Fax: +63 2 636 2183
E-Mail: jongwha@korea.ac.kr

Robert J. Barro
Department of Economics
Littauer Center 218
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: 617/495-3203
Fax: 617/496-8629
E-Mail: rbarro@harvard.edu
AB  - We investigate the determinants of educational quality in a panel data set that includes" output and input measures for a broad number of countries.  The results show that family inputs" and school resources are closely related to school outcomes, as measured by internationally" comparable test scores, repetition rates, and drop-out rates.  Family characteristics income and education of parents, have strong effects on student performance.  The findings also" indicate that more school resources - especially smaller class sizes but probably also higher" teacher salaries and greater school length - enhance educational outcomes."
ER  -