"Vermeersch and Kremer examine the effects of subsidized school meals on school participation, educational achievement …, and school finance in a developing country setting. They use data from a program that was implemented in 25 randomly … chosen preschools in a pool of 50. Children's school participation was 30 percent higher in the treatment group than in the …

This paper investigates the effect of a policy-induced increase in public school competition on private school … competition reduces private school enrollment. Secular and Catholic school enrollment is most responsive to increased public … expanded public school choice opportunities and increased competitive pressure on private schools. Using a new data set …