Acing the test: Educational effects of the SaberEs test preparation program in Colombia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2023.102459
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- Christian Posso & Estefanía Saravia & Pablo Uribe, 2023. "Acing the Test: Educational Effects of the SaberEs Test Preparation Program in Colombia," Borradores de Economia 1237, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.
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Keywords
Test preparation programs; Standardized tests; Higher education; Financial aid and scholarships; Education in Latin America;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- A21 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Pre-college
- D04 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Policy: Formulation; Implementation; Evaluation
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
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