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Family Background and Optimal Schooling Decision

Lazear, Edward P. - 1980

In this paper, another aspect of optimizing behavior is considered. Specifically, it asks whether variations in levels of attained schooling across groups can be explained by a model that assumes that capital markets are perfect and that individuals maximize wealth. The logic of the analysis...

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Family Networks and School Enrolment : Evidence from a Randomized Social Experiment

Angelucci, Manuela - 2009

extended family. Using household panel data from the Progresa program in rural Mexico, we exploit information on the paternal … intra generational family links of each household to others in the same village. We then exploit the randomized research … enrolment vary according to the presence and characteristics of extended family. We find that Progresa only raises secondary …

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Who Goes to College? Differential Enrollment by Race and Family Background

Black, Sandra E. - 2002

, controlling for family background, blacks are more likely to enroll in college than whites. This relationship is somewhat … understand what is driving these differences across the distribution of family background characteristics and why the …

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The economics of school choice

Hoxby, Caroline M. (ed.) - 2003

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Overcoming Racial Gaps in School Preferences : The Effect of Peer Diversity on School Choice

Idoux, Clemence M.; Corradini, Viola - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Differences in school choice by race contribute to school segregation and unequal access to effective schools. Conditional on test score and district of residence, Black and Hispanic families consistently choose schools with fewer white and Asian students, lower average achievement, and lower...

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Does Illiquidity Alter Child Labor and Schooling Decisions? Evidence from Household Responses to Anticipated Cash Transfers in South Africa

Edmonds, Eric V. - 2004

This study considers the response of child labor supply and schooling attendance to anticipated social pension income in South Africa. For black households in South Africa, the social pension is large, highly anticipated, and shared across generations. Moreover, pension benefits are largely...

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The Effect of School Choice on Student Outcomes : Evidence from Randomized Lotteries

Cullen, Julie Berry - 2003

School choice has become an increasingly prominent strategy for urban school districts seeking to enhance academic achievement. Evaluating the impact of such programs is complicated by the fact that a highly select sample of students takes advantage of these programs. To overcome this...

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Does School Choice Increase School Quality?

Holmes, George M. - 2003

Federal No Child Left Behind' legislation, which enables students of low-performing schools to exercise public school choice, exemplies a widespread belief that competing for students will spur public schools to higher achievement. We investigate how the introduction of school choice in North...

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The Impact of Public School Choice : Evidence from Los Angeles' Zones of Choice

Campos, Christopher; Kearns, Caitlin - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Does a school district that expands school choice provide better outcomes for students than a neighborhood-based assignment system? This paper studies the Zones of Choice (ZOC) program, a school choice initiative of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) that created small high school...

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Small Differences that Matter : Mistakes in Applying to College

Pallais, Amanda - 2013

This paper estimates the sensitivity of students' college application decisions to a small change in the cost of sending standardized test scores to colleges. Using confidential ACT micro data, I find that when the ACT increased from three to four the number of free score reports that ACT-takers...

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