Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/86773 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 10-041/2
Publisher: 
Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Abstract: 
Large scale tracking policies, allowing academically apt pupils to enter a select group of secondary schools, can be found in many Sub-Saharan countries. However, evidence on the impact of these policies on school outcomes, especially school participation, is limited. This paper fills this gap by providing regression discontinuity evidence on the impact of Malawi's tracking program. The analysis is based on unique institutional data covering an entire cohort of pupils. Estimates show that Malawi's tracking program raises school participation of top students without a reduction in pupil learning. These findings have implications for education policy in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Subjects: 
education
Malawi
regression discontinuity
Sub-Saharan Africa
tracking
JEL: 
I21
O15
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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