Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers
Creation-Date: 2009-11-10
Number: 08-109/3
Author-Name: Elbert Dijkgraaf
Author-Email: dijkgraaf@few.eur.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: Erasmus University Rotterdam, and SEOR
Author-Name: Stephanie van der Geest
Author-Email: vandergeest@few.eur.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: Erasmus University Rotterdam, and SEOR
Author-Name: Raymond H.J.M Gradus
Author-Email: rgradus@xs4all.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: VU University Amsterdam, ECRi (Erasmus University), and Research Institute for the CDA
Author-Name: Matthijs de Jong
Author-Email: jmdejong@few.eur.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: Erasmus University Rotterdam, and SEOR
Title: School Choice and Competition
Abstract: The literature suggests that competition among schools might increase quality. However, not much empirical evidence is present as only a few countries allow competition at a large scale. One exception is the Netherlands. Free parental choice is the leading principle of the Dutch education system since the beginning of the 20th century. Based on panel data for the Netherlands we show that there is a relation between competition and student achievement in upper secondary education, but that it is negative. In addition, private schools have higher quality levels.
Classification-JEL: H70, I20
Keywords: Education, competition, school choice
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