This paper examines the effects of increasing the compulsory school leaving (CSL) age from 16 to 18 in Hungary using a … of elementary school in 1998. Identification is based on compliance with the age of elementary school start rule …. Compliance with the age rule creates a discontinuity in the probability of starting school under the higher CSL age regime around …

We estimate preferences for school tracks in upper secondary education in Hungary. We consider travel time, school SES … composition, school level (in terms of peer quality) and school quality (in terms of added value). We find that students have … stronger preferences for school SES composition and school level, rather than school quality (which may be harder to observe …

Free school choice has often been argued to be a tide that lifts school quality through increased competition. This … paper analyzes the underlying assumption that school quality is an important choice criterion for parents. Using a large and … representative data set of over 15,000 Dutch primary school starters we estimate models of school demand that incorporate …

We characterize a parametric family of application-rejection school choice mechanisms, including the Boston and …

1980's. This paper analyzes the effect of school choice and local educational policies on that inequality, known as school … Hungarian towns, free school choice diminishes the role of residential distribution because many students commute to schools of … their choice. Towns where such commuting is more pronounced are characterized by stronger inter-school inequalities. We also …