Netherlands we show that there is a relation between competition and student achievement in upper secondary education, but that it …The literature suggests that competition among schools might increase quality. However, not much empirical evidence is … the leading principle of the Dutch education system since the beginning of the 20th century. Based on panel data for the …

model with selective government held schools, where individuals signal their abilities by taking an admission test that … sorts them into different schools. When abilities are poorly correlated in the population, as documented in the literature … government held schools testing academic abilities and firms testing non academic abilities on the sub-sample of graduates of …

also provides a novel microfoundation for peer effects, with empirical implications for welfare and different education …