Peers with Special Needs: Effects and Policies
评估了接触有特殊需求同伴对学生的影响，发现更多此类同伴会降低成绩、升学率和收入，并分析了重新分配政策以缓解负面外部性，表明包容性教育在平均成绩上优于隔离教育。
Abstract In light of the debate over inclusive education, this paper evaluates the impact of exposure to special needs (SN) peers. More classroom peers with SN lower performance, the probability of entering postcompulsory education, and income at ages 17 to 25. SN students and students at the lower end of the achievement distribution suffer most from higher inclusion. We analyze the effects of reallocation policies to alleviate negative externalities, and demonstrate that inclusion is preferable to segregation in terms of maximizing average test scores.