MORA, TONI; ESCARDÍBUL, JOSEP-ORIOL; ESPASA, MARTA - In: Revista de Economia Aplicada 18 (2010) 3, pp. 79-106
This paper presents a regional analysis of the effects of educational policies implemented in Spain between 1992 and 2003, focusing specifically on school failure rates. We consider the impact of expenditure per pupil, class size, and pupil-teacher ratio on dropout rates at the end of compulsory...