Do crowded classrooms crowd out learning? Evidence from the Food for Education Program in Bangladesh

被引：21

作者：

Ahmed, AU ^{[1
]}

Arends-Kuenning, M

机构：

[1] Int Food Policy Res Inst, Washington, DC 20036 USA

[2] Univ Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2006年 / 34卷 / 04期

关键词：

South Asia; Bangladesh; food for education; test scores; classroom crowding; peer effect;

D O I：

10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.09.011

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

Bangladesh's Food for Education Program (FFE), which provided free food to poor families if their children attended primary school, was successful in increasing children's school enrollment, especially for girls. However, this success came at a price as class sizes increased. This paper uses a rich data set that includes school achievement test scores, information on schools, and household data to explore the impact of FFE on the quality of education. The analysis focuses on the impact of FFE on the achievement test scores of students who did not receive benefits. We find evidence for a negative impact of FFE on the test scores of non-beneficiary students through peer effects rather than through classroom crowding effects. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：665 / 684

页数：20