Using the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition technique to analyze learning outcomes changes over time : an application to Indonesia's results in PISA mathematics (English)

The Oaxaca-Blinder technique was originally used in labor economics to decompose earnings gaps and to estimate the level of discrimination. It has been applied since in other social issues, including education, where it can be used to assess how much of a gap is due to differences in characteristics (explained variation) and how much is due to policy or system changes (unexplained variation). The authors apply the decomposition technique in an effort...
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Barrera-Osorio, Felipe; Garcia Moreno,Vicente A.; Patrinos,Harry Anthony; Porta Pallais,Emilio Ernesto.

Using the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition technique to analyze learning outcomes changes over time : an application to Indonesia's results in PISA mathematics (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5584 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/495371468044660464

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