Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/146702 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Citation: 
[Journal:] Estudios de Economía [ISSN:] 0718-5286 [Volume:] 39 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Economía [Place:] Santiago de Chile [Year:] 2012 [Pages:] 143-157
Publisher: 
Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Economía, Santiago de Chile
Abstract: 
One of the pillars of the educational voucher system is that competition between schools to attract students would improve the quality of the education provided. Surveys in Chile have suggested that parents are not aware of the performance of their children's schools. In this paper, we assess the effect of public information of school quality on the school choice by parents. We use a data set which includes measurements of the distance between homes and schools, and the performance of the school measured by a standardized tests and the school fee for two distinct periods (1996 and 2003). Whereas in 1996, information regard - ing school performance was scarce, it was widespread in 2003. We conclude that regardless of these considerations, school performance is an important determinant of school choice. Thus, parents appear to act 'as if' they knew it when choosing a school. Nevertheless, making public the information regarding the performance of the schools has made it a more important factor in choosing a school.
Subjects: 
vouchers
school choice
distance
information
Chile
JEL: 
C25
I21
Document Type: 
Article

Files in This Item:
File
Size
193.23 kB





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.