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The Short-Term Impact of Crime on School Enrollment and School Choice: Evidence from El Salvador

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  • Juan Nelson Martinez Dahbura

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This paper employs variations in crime rates, attributed to an unprecedented country­ wide truce between gangs in El Salvador in 2012, to evaluate the short­term impact of homicides and extortions on the education choices of Salvadoran households. Results reveal that the reduc­ tion in homicide rates due to the truce were associated with a migration within the education system, from public to private institutions, among boys aged fifteen to twenty­two years. The fluctuations in homicide rates were also associated with a lower school attendance for girls aged seven to fourteen years, especially due to a lower public school enrollment. No significant association between fluctuations in extortion rates and education choices was observed.

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  • Juan Nelson Martinez Dahbura, 2018. "The Short-Term Impact of Crime on School Enrollment and School Choice: Evidence from El Salvador," Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA, vol. 0(Spring 20), pages 121-145, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:col:000425:016334
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    Demand for schooling; school choice; crime; El Salvador;
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    JEL classification:

    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development

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