Recent studies document that, in many cases, the schools that parents prefer over others do not improve student test … scores. This could be because (a) parents cannot discern schools causal impacts, and/or (b) parents value schools that … Barbados. Using discrete choice models, we document that most parents have strong preferences for the same schools. Using a …

attending traditional public schools is difficult because students who attend privately managed schools may differ in … schools. In Trinidad and Tobago, students are assigned to secondary schools based on an algorithm that created exogenous …

This study analyzes the effects of exposure to tropical storms and hurricanes during pregnancy on children … living in coastal-rural areas are affected by at least two hurricanes, their children are 56 percentage points more likely to … show low birth weight. Furthermore, these children also experience negative impacts on anthropometric measurements taken …