Report Cards: Parental Preferences, Information and School Choice in Haiti

This paper studies school choice and information in the context of education markets in rural Haiti. Using a market level randomized control trial, we evaluate the aggregate effect of providing test score information on subsequent test scores, prices, and enrollment. After the intervention, we find that private schools have higher test scores, with an average increase of 0.3 standard deviations in treated markets. However, we are unable to detect significant changes to prices and market shares. These findings suggest that providing information in poor education markets can improve market efficiency and benefit children's welfare.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Inter-American Development Bank
Other Authors:	Michael Borger
Language:	English
Published:	Inter-American Development Bank
Subjects:	Private School, Educational Institution, Rural Area, Children, Education, Randomized Controlled Trial, Public School, Test Score, Education Enrollment, School Choice, I20 - Education and Research Institutions: General, I21 - Analysis of Education, I22 - Educational Finance • Financial Aid, I24 - Education and Inequality, I25 - Education and Economic Development, I28 - Government Policy, private schooling;information asymmetries;school choice;economic development;Haiti,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004933 https://publications.iadb.org/en/report-cards-parental-preferences-information-and-school-choice-haiti
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