SLEP-less in Santiago: The effect of local educational services in Chile

IF 5.4 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2025-09-17 DOI:10.1016/j.seps.2025.102329

Rómulo A. Chumacero , Leonardo Letelier S

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Abstract

This paper presents a newly conducted evaluation of a reform to the educational system in Chile, implemented in 2018. The reform created school districts known as Local Education Services (SLEP), marking a shift away from the decentralized spirit of the voucher system instituted in 1981. We conduct several econometric exercises to evaluate its effects on standardized test scores (SIMCE) taken by 4th-grade students. The results consistently show no significant effect. Robustness checks—including the inclusion of covariates, changes in control group composition, and tests of the parallel trends assumption—confirm the validity of these findings. We extend the analysis to 8th- and 10th-grade students and obtain similar results. Taken together, the evidence indicates that the SLEP reform has not led to measurable improvements in academic achievement.

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圣地亚哥的睡眠不足：智利当地教育服务的影响

本文介绍了对2018年实施的智利教育体系改革的最新评估。这项改革创建了被称为地方教育服务（SLEP）的学区，标志着1981年建立的代金券制度的分散精神的转变。我们进行了几个计量经济学练习来评估其对四年级学生标准化考试成绩（SIMCE）的影响。结果一致显示无显著效果。稳健性检查——包括协变量的纳入、对照组组成的变化和平行趋势假设的检验——证实了这些发现的有效性。我们将分析扩展到八年级和十年级的学生，得到了类似的结果。综上所述，有证据表明，SLEP改革并没有导致学业成绩的显著提高。

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE-

CiteScore

9.40

自引率

13.10%

发文量

294

审稿时长

58 days

期刊介绍： Studies directed toward the more effective utilization of existing resources, e.g. mathematical programming models of health care delivery systems with relevance to more effective program design; systems analysis of fire outbreaks and its relevance to the location of fire stations; statistical analysis of the efficiency of a developing country economy or industry. Studies relating to the interaction of various segments of society and technology, e.g. the effects of government health policies on the utilization and design of hospital facilities; the relationship between housing density and the demands on public transportation or other service facilities: patterns and implications of urban development and air or water pollution. Studies devoted to the anticipations of and response to future needs for social, health and other human services, e.g. the relationship between industrial growth and the development of educational resources in affected areas; investigation of future demands for material and child health resources in a developing country; design of effective recycling in an urban setting.