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dc.titleReport Cards: Parental Preferences, Information and School Choice in Haiti
dc.contributor.authorBorger, Michael
dc.contributor.authorElacqua, Gregory
dc.contributor.authorJacas, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorNeilson, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorWesth Olsen, Anne Sofie
dc.contributor.orgunitEducation Division
dc.coverageHaiti
dc.date.available2023-06-01T00:06:00
dc.date.issue2023-05-01T00:05:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper studies school choice and information in the context of education markets in rural Haiti. Using a market level randomized control trial, we evaluate the aggregate effect of providing test score information on subsequent test scores, prices, and enrollment. After the intervention, we find that private schools have higher test scores, with an average increase of 0.3 standard deviations in treated markets. However, we are unable to detect significant changes to prices and market shares. These findings suggest that providing information in poor education markets can improve market efficiency and benefit children's welfare.
dc.format.extent42
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004933
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Report-Cards-Parental-Preferences-Information-and-School-Choice-in-Haiti.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectPrivate School
dc.subjectEducational Institution
dc.subjectRural Area
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectRandomized Controlled Trial
dc.subjectPublic School
dc.subjectTest Score
dc.subjectEducation Enrollment
dc.subjectSchool Choice
dc.subject.jelcodeI20 - Education and Research Institutions: General
dc.subject.jelcodeI21 - Analysis of Education
dc.subject.jelcodeI22 - Educational Finance • Financial Aid
dc.subject.jelcodeI24 - Education and Inequality
dc.subject.jelcodeI25 - Education and Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeI28 - Government Policy
dc.subject.keywordsprivate schooling;information asymmetries;school choice;economic development;Haiti
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01470
idb.operationRG-E1516
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