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Educación y derechos constitucionales

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  • Sebastián Edwards

    (Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA)

  • à lvaro García Marín

    (Universidad de Chile, Santiago.Departamento de Economía)

Abstract

This article investigates whether the inclusion of “social rights†in political constitutions affects social performance. More specifically, it analyzes whether including the right to education in the constitution has been related to lower “educational inequality†. The authors rely on data for 61 countries that participated in the 2012 PISA tests. The results —strong and robust to the estimation technique— show that there is no evidence that including the right to education in the constitution has been associated with lower test scores dispersion. These results are important for countries that are discussing the adoption of new constitutions, such as Thailand and Chile.

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  • Sebastián Edwards & à lvaro García Marín, 2015. "Educación y derechos constitucionales," Estudios Públicos, Centro de Estudios Públicos, vol. 0(139), pages 67-104.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpt:journl:v::y:2015:i:139:p:67-104
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    Keywords

    education; inequality; PISA test; constitutional rights; constitutional reform; positive rights;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy

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