Careful evidence of negative effects on Peruvian students from the influx of Venezuelan students into schools
Principal mechanism: larger class sizes, i.e. schools under-resourced to serve refugee kids
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Interesting contrast with the evidence from Jordan by , , and . They found no negative effect of Syrian refugees on Jordanian's education - b/c schools added shifts and class sizes were unaffected erf.org.eg/app/uploads/20
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Great point, thank you . Every time we estimate a causal effect (ceteris paribus) we must remember what is being held "paribus". If we hold school funding constant and use variation in migrant presence, we're estimating one kind of treatment effect.
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Thank you for sharing the article, professor. Truly relevant in the context of the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis. I have a small doubt, however. From what I read; the paper dismisses class size effects as the main driver of the detrimental impact of migrants on educ. outcomes.
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