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dc.titleCan Information on School Attributes and Placement Probabilities Direct Search and Choice? Evidence from Choice Platforms in Ecuador and Peru
dc.contributor.authorArteaga, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorElacqua, Gregory
dc.contributor.authorKrussig, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorMéndez, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorNeilson, Christopher
dc.contributor.orgunitEducation Division
dc.coverageEcuador
dc.coveragePeru
dc.date.available2022-12-22T07:07:02
dc.date.issue2022-11-17T00:11:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper evaluates how new information influences families applica- tions and assignment outcomes in elementary school choice settings. Specifi- cally, using a multi-country RCT based in Tacna, Peru and Manta, Ecuador, we examine the effect of providing personalized information on schooling alternatives and placement risk. We find that applicants who received feed- back on placement risk and a suggestion of new schools add more schools to their applications and were more likely to include recommended schools than other alternatives available. Interestingly, the project implemented in Manta, Ecuador had only marginal effects for all outcomes. The main differ- ence across implementations was the inclusion of outreach and information provision through an additional WhatsApp “warning” in Peru, which was not realized in Ecuador. A lower school density seems to have also been a contributing factor to the results observed in the Ecuadorian context.
dc.format.extent67
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004672
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Can-Information-on-School-Attributes-and-Placement-Probabilities-Direct-Search-and-Choice-Evidence-from-Choice-Platforms-in-Ecuador-and-Peru.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectEducational Institution
dc.subjectRule-Based Student Assignment
dc.subjectSchool Choice
dc.subjectDigital Platform
dc.subjectPrivate School
dc.subjectRandomized Controlled Trial
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subject.jelcodeI20 - Education and Research Institutions: General
dc.subject.jelcodeI21 - Analysis of Education
dc.subject.jelcodeI22 - Educational Finance • Financial Aid
dc.subject.keywordsschool information;school attributes;direct search;direct choice;choiceplatforms;Ecuador;Peru
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01421
idb.operationRG-E1672
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