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dc.titleQuantifying the Benefits of Digitalizing and Centralizing Sudent Applications and Assignment to Schools
dc.contributor.authorAguilera, Antonia
dc.contributor.authorElacqua, Gregory
dc.contributor.authorLavin, Josefina
dc.contributor.authorMargitic, Juan Francisco
dc.contributor.authorNeilson, Christopher
dc.contributor.orgunitEducation Division
dc.coverageChile
dc.date.available2023-01-13T00:01:00
dc.date.issue2022-12-13T00:12:00
dc.description.abstractTraditional (decentralized) student assignment systems are characterized by their inefficiency, lack of transparency, and inequity of distribution. In response, ever more places have begun to implement digital centralized assignment systems. Although the literature has endorsed these systems assignment efficiency, this document is the first to analyze their cost-efficiency and discuss traditionally overlooked benefits: monitoring, transparency, and planning tools in the market. Using administrative data from Chile, the analysis estimates that the implementation of digital centralization could generate a net impact of USD 13 million, considering the direct implementation costs, the savings generated during the transition, and the resulting efficiency gains. Our results confirm that this policy is not only efficient but also cost-efficient.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004620
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Quantifying-the-Benefits-of-Digitalizing-and-Centralizing-Sudent-Applications-and-Assignment-to-Schools.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Cuantificando-los-beneficios-de-digitalizar-y-centralizar-la-postulacion-y-asignacion-a-escuelas.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/portuguese/document/Quantificando-os-beneficios-da-digitalizaco-e-centralizaco-da-inscrico-e-alocaco-as-escolas.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectDigital Technology
dc.subjectDigital Platform
dc.subjectEducational Institution
dc.subjectTeacher Selection
dc.subjectSaving
dc.subjectEconomy
dc.subjectTransparency and Anticorruption
dc.subjectPublic Expenditure
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectEducation Enrollment
dc.subjectUnemployment Rate
dc.subject.jelcodeI21 - Analysis of Education
dc.subject.jelcodeI22 - Educational Finance • Financial Aid
dc.subject.jelcodeI25 - Education and Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeI28 - Government Policy
dc.subject.keywordscentralized assignment;digital enrollment;Cost-Effectiveness
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-02571
idb.operationRG-E1743
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