کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
354705 1434839 2011 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
I would walk 500 miles (if it paid): Vouchers and school choice in Chile
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی اقتصاد، اقتصادسنجی و امور مالی اقتصاد و اقتصادسنجی
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I would walk 500 miles (if it paid): Vouchers and school choice in Chile
چکیده انگلیسی

One of the pillars of the educational voucher system is that competition among schools to attract students would improve the quality of the education. Surveys to parents and previous work suggested that families rank the distance of the school from their home as the most important factor for choosing a school. They also suggest that parents largely ignore the results of standardized tests. We use a novel data-set which includes precise measures of the distance between homes and schools to analyze the determinants of school choice in Chile. Economic theory suggests, and the estimations confirm, that parents consider quality and the location when choosing schools. The paper quantifies the relevant trade-offs.


► Testable model for school choice that uses novel database, including precise measures of distance school homes.
► Parents consider school quality, measured by standardized tests, to decide schools.
► Relevant trade-offs between quality, distance, are computed.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Economics of Education Review - Volume 30, Issue 5, October 2011, Pages 1103–1114
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