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Title	What factors determine student performance in East Asia? New evidence from TIMSS 2007
Creator	Creator Name Hojo, Masakazu Hojo, Masakazu Affiliation Affiliation Name Niigata University
Creator	Creator Name Oshio, Takashi Oshio, Takashi 小塩, 隆士小塩, 隆士オシオ, タカシオシオ, タカシ Affiliation Affiliation Name Hitotsubashi University
Editor	Contributor Name 世代間問題研究プロジェクト（世代間問題の経済分析） = Economic Analysis of Intergenerational Issues, Project on Intergenerational Equity Affiliation Affiliation Name Hitotsubashi University
Editor	Contributor Name 一橋大学経済研究所世代間問題研究機構 = Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
Key Word	Educational production function
	Initial maturity differences
	Peer effects
	Class size
	Asia
JEL	I21
JEL	I22
Abstract	This study investigates what factors determine students’ academic performance in five major economies in East Asia, using the dataset from the 2007 survey of Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). We explicitly consider initial maturity differences, endogeneity of class size, and peer effects in regression analysis. We find that a student’s individual and family background is a key determinant of educational performance, while institutional and resource variables have a more limited effect. Peer effects are significant in general, but ability sorting at the school and/or class levels makes it difficult to interpret them in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Publisher	Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
Issued Date	2010-12
Language	English(eng)
Resource Type	technical report
Version Type	VoR
Is Part OfRelation -	Related Title PIE/CIS Discussion Paper ; No. 494
Number of Pages	34
Sponsorship	科学研究費補助金（特別推進研究） = Grant-in-Aid for Specially Promoted Research
Appears in Collections	PIE/CIS Discussion paper
URL	https://hdl.handle.net/10086/18745