Lavy, Victor. (2009) Effects of free choice among public schools. Review of Economic Studies, Vol.77 (No.3). pp. 1164-1191. ISSN 0034-6527

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Abstract

In this paper, I investigate the impact of a programme in Tel-Aviv, Israel, that terminated an existing inter-district busing integration programme and allowed students free choice among public schools. The identification is based on difference-in-differences and regression discontinuity designs that yield various alternative comparison groups drawn from untreated tangent neighbourhoods and adjacent cities. Across identification methods and comparison groups, the results consistently suggest that choice significantly reduces the drop-out rate and increases the cognitive achievements of high-school students. It also improves behavioural outcomes such as teacher-student relationships and students' social acclimation and satisfaction at school, and reduces the level of violence and classroom disruption.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Journal or Publication Title:	Review of Economic Studies
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISSN:	0034-6527
Date:	July 2009
Volume:	Vol.77
Number:	No.3
Number of Pages:	28
Page Range:	pp. 1164-1191
Identification Number:	10.1111/j.1467-937X.2009.00588.x
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	Forum Sapir, Israel National Academy Foundation
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/45550

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