Report cards: Parental preferences, information and school choice in Haiti

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI:10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102560

Michael Borger , Gregory Elacqua , Isabel Jacas , Christopher Neilson , Anne Sofie Westh Olsen

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Abstract

This paper studies school choice and information frictions in Haiti. Through a randomized control trial, we assess the impact of disclosing school-level test score information on learning outcomes, prices, and market shares. We find evidence that in markets where information was disclosed, students attending private schools increased test scores. The results also suggest private schools with higher baseline test scores increased their market share as well as their fees when the disclosure policy is implemented. While prices and test scores were not significantly correlated in the baseline survey, they exhibited a significant and positive correlation in treatment markets after information disclosure. These results underscore the potential of information provision to enhance market efficiency and improve children’s welfare in context such as Haiti.

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成绩单：海地家长的偏好、信息和学校选择

本文研究了海地的学校选择和信息摩擦问题。通过随机对照试验，我们评估了披露学校层面的考试分数信息对学习成绩、价格和市场份额的影响。我们发现有证据表明，在信息公开的市场中，就读私立学校的学生考试成绩有所提高。结果还表明，在实施信息公开政策后，基线考试分数较高的私立学校的市场份额和收费都有所增加。虽然在基线调查中，价格和考试分数没有明显的相关性，但在信息披露后的处理市场中，价格和考试分数表现出明显的正相关性。这些结果表明，在海地这样的情况下，提供信息具有提高市场效率和改善儿童福利的潜力。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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