outcomes of pupils by school, e.g. mean exam scores, or on estimates of the average value added by each school. These …'League table' information on school effectiveness in England generally relies on either a comparison of the average … approaches assume that the information parents and policy-makers need most to judge school effectiveness is the average …

This paper evaluates average educational performance effects of an expanding independent-school sector at the … increase in the share of independent-school students between Swedish municipalities. We find that an increase in the share of … independent-school students improves average performance at the end of compulsory school as well as long-run educational outcomes …

We estimate the effect of publicly disseminated information about school-level achievement on students' mobility … between elementary schools. We find that students are more likely to leave their school when poor school-level performance is …

We investigate the effects of public school open enrolment, which allows students to enroll in any public school with … whose catchment school is locally top-ranked according to test scores, greater choice is of no direct benefit; however …, students whose catchment school is locally lowest-ranked earn higher scores when they have access to better local schools …

We examine the effect of single motherhood on children's secondary school track choice using a sample of 14 years old … single parenthood reduces school attainment mainly because it is associated with lower resources (income and time) available …

using community, school and child/household-level PROBE survey data from five north Indian states provide some support to … associated with a higher likelihood of having a private school in the community. This is also corroborated by an analysis of … household demand for private schools. The paper concludes by examining the effect of private school presence on year 5 pass …

This paper analyzes whether information on high school quality published by a national newspaper affects school choice … in the Netherlands. For this purpose, we use both school level and individual student level data. First, we study the … causal effect of quality scores on the influx of new high school students using a longitudinal school dataset. We find that …

This paper evaluates the effects of a major Swedish school choice reform. The reform in 1992 increased school choice … effects of school choice and competition, using precise geographical information on the locations of school buildings and …. We can measure the long-term effects up to age 25. We find that increased school choice had very small, but positive …