Does High School Quality Matter? Evidence from Admissions Data

Autor/inn/en	Berkowitz, Daniel; Hoekstra, Mark
Titel	Does High School Quality Matter? Evidence from Admissions Data
Quelle	In: Economics of Education Review, 30 (2011) 2, S.280-288 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2010.10.001
Schlagwörter	High Schools; Educational Quality; Private Schools; Metropolitan Areas; College Admission; College Applicants; Gender Differences; Low Income Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Private school; Privatschule; Ballungsraum; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; College applications; Studienbewerber; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	This paper examines the effect of attending elite private high school on college placement using admissions data from the most selective high school in a large metropolitan area. To overcome omitted variable bias, we limit the sample to admitted applicants and control directly for the scores assigned by admissions based on in-depth analyses of the applicants and their families. In addition, we control for a wide set of covariates including student and family characteristics and entrance exam scores. Results indicate that attending selective private high school rather than other public and private high schools causes students to attend more selective universities. Effects are driven by gains for girls and students from lower-income neighborhoods. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10