Arbeitspapier
Parental Preferences for Primary School Characteristics
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 heterogeneity in school preferences. Our results show that traditional measures for school quality matter, but other characteristics, such as school denomination and educational philosophy, are more important predictors of choice. Preferences for these school characteristics are strongly heterogeneous across parents.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 8371
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Education and Inequality
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- Subject
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school choice
school quality
school competition
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Borghans, Lex
Golsteyn, Bart H.H.
Zölitz, Ulf
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2014
- Handle
- Last update
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20.09.2024, 8:21 AM CEST
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- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Borghans, Lex
- Golsteyn, Bart H.H.
- Zölitz, Ulf
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2014
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