Are Educational Vouchers Only Redistributive
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9715840 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric Bettinger (0000-0002-0337-8223, Stanford University School of Education), Michael Kremer (0000-0002-4382-817X, Harvard University), Juan E Saavedra (NBER), Juan Saavedra (0000-0003-1074-3273) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 120 |
| Issue | 546 |
| Pages | F204-F228 |
| Publication date | 2010-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2010.02374.x |
| OpenAlex | W1572536352 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 17 |
It is unclear if vouchers increase educational productivity or are purely redistributive, benefiting recipients by giving them access to more desirable peers at others' expense. To examine this, we study an educational voucher programme in Colombia which allocated vouchers by lottery. Among voucher applicants to vocational schools, lottery winners were less likely to attend academic secondary schools and thus had peers with less desirable observable characteristics. Despite this, lottery winners had better educational outcomes. In this population, vouchers improved educational outcomes through channels beyond redistribution of desirable peers. We discuss potential channels which may explain the observed effects. Copyright © The Author(s). Journal compilation © Royal Economic Society 2010
Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Labour economics · Lottery · Microeconomics · Peer effects · Political science · Politics · Population · Productivity · Public economics · Redistribution (election · School choice · Sociology · Vocational education · Voucher · Accounting · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,59 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2023 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |