Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/272691 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16064
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Understanding parental response to non-test score attributes is crucial to design effective school choice systems. We study an intervention providing parents with hard-to-find information on the school environment while holding information on school performance constant. The provision of this information decreases the outflow to private institutions by 17% and increases enrollment at local state schools, particularly among high-income and high-performing students. This intervention encourages parents to expand their state-school search without affecting their taste for academic performance, generating increased competition for schools with desirable attributes. These findings imply that simple, low-cost interventions may improve state schools' finances and composition.
Subjects: 
school choice
non-test score school attributes
information intervention
JEL: 
I24
I28
H75
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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