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The Effect Of School Choice On Studentʼs Academic Performance

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  • CHOI, JAESUNG
  • HWANG, JISOO

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We test the effect of school choice on studentsʼ academic performance by exploiting the change in high school assignment program in Seoul, Korea from within-district randomization to open enrollment. Employing difference-in-differences methodology on administrative data of high school studentsʼ National Assessment of Educational Achievement test scores, we find no evidence that enhanced school choice improved average test scores in Seoul. However, we find differential effects across school types ‒ regular high schoolsʼ test scores fell whereas newly converted selective private high schoolsʼ test scores rose substantially. Increased sorting across schools is shown to have adverse effects particularly on low-ability students.

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  • Choi, Jaesung & Hwang, Jisoo, 2017. "The Effect Of School Choice On Studentʼs Academic Performance," Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, vol. 58(1), pages 1-19, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:hit:hitjec:v:58:y:2017:i:1:p:1-19
    DOI: 10.15057/28617
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    1. Kim, Youngran, 2018. "Privatization and school practices: Evidence from Seoul’s high school choice policy," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 322-332.
    2. Lim, Youngshin & Park, Hyunjoon, 2022. "Who have fallen behind? The educational reform toward differentiated learning opportunities and growing educational inequality in South Korea," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).
    3. Adam Kapor & Mohit Karnani & Christopher Neilson, 2019. "Negative Externalities of Off Platform Options and the Efficiency of Centralized Assignment Mechanisms," Working Papers 635, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section..
    4. Kim, Youngran, 2018. "The effects of school choice on achievement gaps between private and public high schools: Evidence from the Seoul high school choice program," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 25-32.

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    Keywords

    school choice; open enrollment; difference-in-difference; inequality; South Korea;
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    JEL classification:

    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality

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