ERIC Number: EJ839257
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Jun
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Using School Scholarships to Estimate the Effect of Private Education on the Academic Achievement of Low-Income Students in Chile
Anand, Priyanka; Mizala, Alejandra; Repetto, Andrea
Economics of Education Review, v28 n3 p370-381 Jun 2009
This paper estimates the impact of private education on the academic achievement of low-income students in Chile. To deal with selection bias, we use propensity score matching to compare the test scores of reduced-fee paying, low-income students in fee-charging private voucher schools to those of similar students in public schools and free private voucher schools. Our results reveal that students in fee-charging private voucher schools score slightly higher than students in public schools. The difference in standardized test scores is approximately 10 points, a test score gain of 0.2 standard deviations. We find no difference in the academic achievement of students in the fee-charging private voucher treatment group relative to their counterparts in free private voucher schools. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Private Schools, Public Schools, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Scores, Scholarships, Educational Vouchers, Outcomes of Education, Comparative Analysis, Economics, Data Analysis, Program Effectiveness, Educational Policy, Economically Disadvantaged, Low Income
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Chile
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