Magnet high schools and academic performance in China: A regression discontinuity design

被引:20
作者
Park, Albert [1 ]
Shi, Xinzheng [2 ]
Hsieh, Chang-tai [3 ]
An, Xuehui [4 ]
机构
[1] HKUST, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Tsinghua Univ, Beijing, Peoples R China
[3] Chicago Grad Sch Business, Chicago, IL USA
[4] Natl Ctr Educ Dev Res, China Minist Educ, Beijing, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Magnet high school; Regression discontinuity design; Academic performance; STUDENT-ACHIEVEMENT; RANDOMIZED EXPERIMENTS; NATURAL EXPERIMENT; CLASS SIZE; TEACHERS; IMPACT; QUALITY; INCENTIVES; EDUCATION; BOSTON;
D O I
10.1016/j.jce.2015.10.013
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper investigates the impact of high school quality on students' educational attainment using a regression discontinuity research design based on entrance examination score thresholds that strictly determine admission to the magnet high schools. Using data from rural counties in Western China, we find that attending a magnet high school significantly increases students' college entrance examination scores and the probability of being admitted to college. Journal of Comparative Economics 43 (4) (2015) 825-843. HKUST, Hong Kong; Tsinghua University, China; Chicago Graduate School of Business, United States; National Center for Education Development Research, China Ministry of Education, China. (C) 2015 Association for Comparative Economic Studies. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:825 / 843
页数:19
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