Long-term consequences of secondary school vouchers
evidence from administrative records in Colombia
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Author
Contributions
- Bettinger, Eric. - Contributor
- Kremer, Michael, 1964- - Contributor
- National Bureau of Economic Research. - Contributor
Publication
2004 - National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Mass, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
8,250 words, Guess
Page Count
33 pages
Identifiers
- OCLC Control Number56508006
- Open LibraryOL17623539M
Description
"Colombia's PACES program provided over 125,000 poor children with vouchers that covered half the cost of private secondary school. The vouchers were renewable annually conditional on adequate academic progress. Since many vouchers were assigned by lottery, program effects can reliably be assessed by comparing lottery winners and losers. Estimates using administrative records suggest the PACES program increased secondary school completion rates by 15-20 percent. Correcting for the greater percentage of lottery winners taking college admissions tests, the program increased test scores by two-tenths of a standard deviation in the distribution of potential test scores. Boys, who have lower scores than girls in this population, show larger test score gains, especially in math"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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Series Statement
- NBER working paper series -- no. 10713.
- Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) -- working paper no. 10713.
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