This study investigates the impact of ethnic diversity on test scores,
on top of the effect of the share of non-native pupils. We use a rich
survey of Dutch primary school students and exploit variations be-
tween subsequent cohorts within the same school as our identification
strategy. We find that ethnic diversity has a positive impact on the
test scores of minority students, in particular for language skills. We
also find some evidence of a negative relationship between ethnic di-
diversity and school social integration. We suggest that ethnic diversity
stimulates language proficiency and increases the time students spend
studying.
MAESTRI Virginia;
2016-11-29
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD,
JRC102457
0964-5292,
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09645292.2016.1238879,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC102457,
10.1080/09645292.2016.1238879,
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