Replication data for: Do Schools Matter for High Math Achievement? Evidence from the American Mathematics Competitions
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Project Citation:
Ellison, Glenn, and Swanson, Ashley. Replication data for: Do Schools Matter for High Math Achievement? Evidence from the American Mathematics Competitions. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112981V1
Project Description
Summary:
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This paper uses data from the American Mathematics Competitions to examine the rates at which different high schools produce high-achieving math students. There are large differences in the frequency with which students from seemingly similar schools reach high achievement levels. The distribution of unexplained school effects includes a thick tail of schools that produce many more high-achieving students than is typical. Several additional analyses suggest that the differences are not primarily due to unobserved differences in student characteristics. The differences are persistent across time, suggesting that differences in the effectiveness of educational programs are not primarily due to direct peer effects.
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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Semiparametric count data model
JEL Classification:
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H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
I21 Analysis of Education
I24 Education and Inequality
I28 Education: Government Policy
R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
I21 Analysis of Education
I24 Education and Inequality
I28 Education: Government Policy
R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
Geographic Coverage:
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United States
Time Period(s):
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2007 – 2007
Universe:
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Public, coed, nonmagnet, noncharter US high schools that administer the American Mathematics Competitions "AMC 12" contest and that could be matched to other data from the census, National Center for Education Statistics, College Board, and ACT
Data Type(s):
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administrative records data
Methodology
Data Source:
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Mathematical Association of America
Unit(s) of Observation:
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Schools,
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