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The Impact of Public-Private Partnerships on Private School Performance: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Uganda

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  • Felipe Barrera-Osorio
  • Pierre De Galbert
  • James Habyarimana
  • Shwetlena Sabarwal

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We estimate short-term, partial equilibrium impacts of a public-private partnership (PPP) program on low-cost private secondary schools in Uganda. The PPP program is part of a broader strategy to absorb large increases in enrollment following the introduction of universal secondary education. Private schools participating in the PPP program receive a per-student voucher from the government. Implementation allowed for a randomized phase-in study design to estimate causal impacts of the program on private schools. The PPP program led to both large enrollment increases and significantly higher student performance. Improved performance is potentially linked to increased input availability and positive household-driven selection of voucher recipients.

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  • Felipe Barrera-Osorio & Pierre De Galbert & James Habyarimana & Shwetlena Sabarwal, 2020. "The Impact of Public-Private Partnerships on Private School Performance: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Uganda," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 68(2), pages 429-469.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:ecdecc:doi:10.1086/701229
    DOI: 10.1086/701229
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    1. Aguero, Jorge M. & Favara, Marta & Porter, Catherine & Sanchez, Alan, 2021. "Do More School Resources Increase Learning Outcomes? Evidence from an Extended School-Day Reform," IZA Discussion Papers 14240, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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    3. Fabre, Anaïs & Straub, Stéphane, 2019. "The Impact of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Infrastructure, Health and Education: A Review," TSE Working Papers 19-986, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), revised Sep 2021.
    4. Felipe Barrera-Osorio & David S. Blakeslee & Matthew Hoover & Leigh Linden & Dhushyanth Raju & Stephen P. Ryan, 2022. "Delivering Education to the Underserved through a Public-Private Partnership Program in Pakistan," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 104(3), pages 399-416, May.
    5. Baum, Donald R., 2018. "Private school vouchers in developing countries: A survey of the evidence," SocArXiv 6j7qp, Center for Open Science.
    6. Clair Null & Clemencia Cosentino & Swetha Sridharan & Laura Meyer, "undated". "Policies and Programs to Improve Secondary Education in Developing Countries: A Review of the Evidence," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 516e420e637c4851b15e6a3f6, Mathematica Policy Research.
    7. Díaz-Ríos, Claudia & Urbano-Canal, Nathalia & Ortegón-Penagos, Nataly, 2021. "How do national regulations for publicly subsidized private schools work in a decentralized context?," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 84(C).
    8. David K. Evans & Amina Mendez Acosta, 2020. "Education in Africa: What Are We Learning?," Working Papers 542, Center for Global Development.
    9. Masuda, Kazuya & Yamauchi, Chikako, 2018. "The Effects of Universal Secondary Education Program Accompanying Public-Private Partnership on Students' Access, Sorting and Achievement: Evidence from Uganda," CEI Working Paper Series 2018-4, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.

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