Using school scholarships to estimate the effect of private education on the academic achievement of low-income students in Chile

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 370-381

  Anand, Priyanka ^a   Mizala, Alejandra ^b   Repetto, Andrea ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Educational vouchers; School choice; Student financial aid

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; EDUCATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; STUDENT;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67349233088     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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