Abstract
We analyze the impact of choosing an elite school on high school graduation in an early tracking system in Flanders (Belgium). Whereas elite schools offer only an academic track, most other schools offer multiple tracks. On average, students experience a 3.3 percentage point increase in the likelihood of obtaining a degree. We find that the effects are heterogeneous. On average, students who self-select into elite schools do not experience an effect. However, students who do not choose an elite school would experience positive effects. Our results can be explained by different tracking decisions in both types of schools.
Keywords
elite schools; early tracking; marginal treatment effects;
JEL codes
- C31: Cross-Sectional Models • Spatial Models • Treatment Effect Models • Quantile Regressions • Social Interaction Models
- I28: Government Policy
Replaces
Olivier De Groote, and Koen Declercq, “Tracking and specialization of high schools: heterogeneous effects of school choice”, TSE Working Paper, n. 18-958, September 2018, revised June 2020.
Reference
Olivier De Groote, and Koen Declercq, “Tracking and specialization of high schools: Heterogeneous effects of school choice”, Journal of Applied Econometrics, vol. 36, n. 7, 2021, pp. 898–916.
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Journal of Applied Econometrics, vol. 36, n. 7, 2021, pp. 898–916