Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/263546 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15330
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We analyze how school vouchers affect post-secondary attainment by exploiting the universal voucher program implemented in Chile in 1981. The program allowed students to choose which primary and secondary schools to attend. The government covered tuition independently of whether the chosen school was private or public. We find that vouchers increased the probability of attending PSE by 2-4 percentage points and the probability of PSE graduation by 1-3 percentage points. Students from low socio economic backgrounds benefited the most. Further, we study whether the impacts of vouchers depend on when school choice becomes available in a student’s educational path. We find that the impacts of vouchers on PSE outcomes are maximized if vouchers are introduced before students start middle school.
Subjects: 
vouchers
school choice
higher education attendance
JEL: 
H43
I21
J31
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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