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Voucher y cierre de escuelas en Chile

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  • Ricardo Paredes

    (Duoc UC)

  • Matías Fresard

    (Duoc UC)

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Existe controversia acerca del efecto del sistema de vouchers sobre el aprendizaje, particularmente en el régimen escolar chileno. Por un lado, se arguye que la competencia de las escuelas por capturar y retener más alumnos, con padres que escogen las mejores, generaría un efecto virtuoso en el aprendizaje. Por otro, se dice que los padres no elegirían bien, las escuelas no reaccionarían a la competencia ni el propio Estado limitaría el cierre y la reasignación natural de alumnos. Para contribuir con evidencia en esta discusión, este artículo identifica factores relacionados con el cierre de escuelas en Chile y lo que ocurre con el destino de los alumnos de las escuelas cerradas. Con antecedentes de rendimiento por alumno y funcionamiento de escuelas para el período que va desde el año 2002 hasta el 2012, los resultados sugieren que la cantidad de alumnos por nivel se correlaciona en alto grado y negativamente con la probabilidad de cierre; que hay un quiebre estructural en la probabilidad de cierre al nivel de 42 alumnos por nivel, lo que presumiblemente está determinado por la calidad, y que, frente a la caída de alumnos, las escuelas municipales cierran menos que las escuelas particulares subvencionadas y las particulares pagadas, lo que es consistente con sus mayores restricciones políticas. Finalmente, hallamos que los alumnos cuyas escuelas cierran se tienden a mover a otras mejores, lo que desde el punto de vista de la recomposición de la matrícula es una consecuencia virtuosa.

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  • Ricardo Paredes & Matías Fresard, 2018. "Voucher y cierre de escuelas en Chile," Estudios Públicos, Centro de Estudios Públicos, vol. 0(151), pages 7-27.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpt:journl:v::y:2018:i:151:p:7-27
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