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The Short- and Long-Run Effects of Attending the Schools that Parents Prefer

Diether W. Beuermann and C. Kirabo Jackson
Journal of Human Resources, May 2022, 57 (3) 725-746; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.57.3.1019-10535R1
Diether W. Beuermann
Lead Research Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank ()
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C. Kirabo Jackson
the Abraham Harris Professor of Education and Social Policy Faculty Fellow at Northwestern University ().
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Abstract

Using meta-analysis we document that (across several contexts) attending sought-after public secondary schools does not tend to improve student test scores. We argue that this fact does not preclude the possibility that these schools could lead to gains in the future. We explore this notion using both administrative and survey data from Barbados. Using a regression discontinuity design, preferred schools have better peers but do not improve short-run test scores. However, the same students at the same schools have more postsecondary school completion and improved adult well-being (based on an index of educational attainment, occupational rank, earnings, and health). These long-run benefits are larger for females, who also experience reduced teen motherhood. Mechanisms are explored.

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  • Received October 2019.
  • Accepted March 2020.
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Diether W. Beuermann, C. Kirabo Jackson
Journal of Human Resources May 2022, 57 (3) 725-746; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.57.3.1019-10535R1

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The Short- and Long-Run Effects of Attending the Schools that Parents Prefer
Diether W. Beuermann, C. Kirabo Jackson
Journal of Human Resources May 2022, 57 (3) 725-746; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.57.3.1019-10535R1
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