Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current
    • Ahead of print
    • Archive
    • Supplementary Material
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Subscribers
    • Institutions
    • Advertisers
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Editorial Board
  • Connect
    • Feedback
    • Help
    • Request JHR at your library
  • Alerts
  • Call for Editor
  • Free Issue
  • Special Issue
  • Other Publications
    • UWP

User menu

  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • My alerts
  • Log in
  • My Cart

Search

  • Advanced search
Journal of Human Resources
  • Other Publications
    • UWP
  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • My alerts
  • Log in
  • My Cart
Journal of Human Resources

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current
    • Ahead of print
    • Archive
    • Supplementary Material
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Subscribers
    • Institutions
    • Advertisers
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Editorial Board
  • Connect
    • Feedback
    • Help
    • Request JHR at your library
  • Alerts
  • Call for Editor
  • Free Issue
  • Special Issue
  • Follow uwp on Twitter
  • Follow JHR on Bluesky
Research ArticleArticles

Flourish or Fail?

The Risky Reward of Elite High School Admission in Mexico City

Andrew Dustan, Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet
Journal of Human Resources, July 2017, 52 (3) 756-799; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.52.3.0215-6974R1
Andrew Dustan
Andrew Dustan is an assistant professor of economics at Vanderbilt University. Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet are professors of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California at Berkeley
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Alain de Janvry
Andrew Dustan is an assistant professor of economics at Vanderbilt University. Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet are professors of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California at Berkeley
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Elisabeth Sadoulet
Andrew Dustan is an assistant professor of economics at Vanderbilt University. Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet are professors of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California at Berkeley
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • Supplemental
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF
Loading

Article Information

vol. 52 no. 3 756-799
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.52.3.0215-6974R1
Published By 
University of Wisconsin Press
Print ISSN 
0022-166X
Online ISSN 
1548-8004
History 
  • Received February 1, 2015
  • Accepted March 1, 2016
  • Published online July 18, 2017.

ARTICLE VERSIONS

  • Ahead of Print Version (Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - 8:57 AM).
  • You are viewing the final version of this article.
Copyright & Usage 
© 2017 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

Author Information

  1. Andrew Dustan,
  2. Alain de Janvry and
  3. Elisabeth Sadoulet
  1. Andrew Dustan is an assistant professor of economics at Vanderbilt University. Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet are professors of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California at Berkeley
View Full Text

Article usage

Article usage: August 2016 to December 2025

AbstractFullPdf
Aug 20166902
Sep 201615801
Oct 201622001
Nov 201613601
Dec 20166500
Jan 201711000
Feb 20175602
Mar 20176500
Apr 20177701
May 20174900
Jun 20174100
Jul 2017391011
Aug 201732502
Sep 2017400010
Oct 201729006
Nov 201718004
Dec 20178304
Jan 20187702
Feb 20188201
Mar 201812702
Apr 20189200
May 20187900
Jun 20186502
Jul 20187200
Aug 20185000
Sep 20186404
Oct 20188104
Nov 20186702
Dec 20189303
Jan 20199407
Feb 20196400
Mar 20197301
Apr 201910306
May 20197500
Jun 20196503
Jul 20193802
Aug 20193401
Sep 20193200
Oct 20195202
Nov 20192804
Dec 20192901
Jan 20203203
Feb 20203803
Mar 20203300
Apr 20203401
May 20205202
Jun 20201900
Jul 20201501
Aug 20201800
Sep 20204500
Oct 20202101
Nov 20202802
Dec 20203901
Jan 20213700
Feb 20213100
Mar 20213400
Apr 20213703
May 20214004
Jun 20211600
Jul 20211401
Aug 20214302
Sep 20213601
Oct 20213300
Nov 20214302
Dec 20212300
Jan 20222002
Feb 20221401
Mar 20223201
Apr 20222901
May 20225700
Jun 20222704
Jul 20221200
Aug 20222204
Sep 20222900
Oct 20222401
Nov 20222000
Dec 20221702
Jan 20232103
Feb 20231600
Mar 20232300
Apr 20232601
May 2023900
Jun 20231501
Jul 20234601
Aug 20233801
Sep 20233901
Oct 20234702
Nov 20236000
Dec 20235700
Jan 20243103
Feb 20244301
Mar 20242701
Apr 20243800
May 20243901
Jun 20243602
Jul 20245402
Aug 20244900
Sep 20243900
Oct 20246431
Nov 20243971
Dec 20247212
Jan 20257013
Feb 2025103186
Mar 20255834
Apr 20254411
May 20255900
Jun 20255600
Jul 20258930
Aug 20258011
Sep 202512704
Oct 20259501
Nov 202510730
Dec 20256600

Cited By...

  • 23 Citations
  • Google Scholar
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

Journal of Human Resources: 52 (3)
Journal of Human Resources
Vol. 52, Issue 3
1 Jul 2017
  • Table of Contents
  • Table of Contents (PDF)
  • Index by author
  • Back Matter (PDF)
  • Front Matter (PDF)
Print
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Journal of Human Resources.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Flourish or Fail?
(Your Name) has sent you a message from Journal of Human Resources
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the Journal of Human Resources web site.
Citation Tools
Flourish or Fail?
Andrew Dustan, Alain de Janvry, Elisabeth Sadoulet
Journal of Human Resources Jul 2017, 52 (3) 756-799; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.52.3.0215-6974R1

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
Flourish or Fail?
Andrew Dustan, Alain de Janvry, Elisabeth Sadoulet
Journal of Human Resources Jul 2017, 52 (3) 756-799; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.52.3.0215-6974R1
Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One
Bookmark this article

Jump to section

  • Article
    • Abstract
    • I. Introduction
    • II. Mexico City Public High School System and Student Enrollment Mechanism
    • III. Regression Discontinuity Design and Sample Definition
    • IV. Data Description
    • V. Effects of Elite School Admission
    • VI. Discussion
    • Footnotes
    • References
  • Figures & Data
  • Supplemental
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • School Choice and Educational Mobility: Lessons from Secondary School Applications in Ghana
  • The Short- and Long-Run Effects of Attending the Schools that Parents Prefer
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

  • Prescription for Disaster
  • Occupation and temperature-related mortality in Mexico
  • Employers’ Language Proficiency Requirements and Hiring of Immigrants
Show more Articles

Similar Articles

UW Press logo

© 2026 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

Powered by HighWire