Public versus private schools in developing countries: Evidence from Colombia and Tanzania |
| |
| Institution: | 1. Al-Rafidain University College, Baghdad 10014, Iraq;2. Department of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762, USA;3. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria 0008, South Africa;4. Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies, Applied Science University, PO Box 5055, Bahrain;5. School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Wuhan Donghu University, Wuhan 430212, People''s Republic of China;6. Science Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, PO Box 23874, Doha, Qatar;1. Department of Mathematics, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan;2. Department of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762, USA;3. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria 0008, South Africa;4. Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies, Applied Science University, PO Box 5055, Bahrain;5. School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Wuhan Donghu University, Wuhan 430212, People''s Republic of China;6. Science Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, PO Box 23874, Doha, Qatar;1. Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy;2. Institute for Information Transmission Problems (Kharkevich institute), Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation |
| |
| Abstract: | The paper presents evidence on differences between public and private schools in Colombia and Tanzania on a number of indicators like cognitive achievement, unit cost and labor market outcomes. The findings are mixed, in the sense that in both countries, statistically controlling for student ability and socioeconomic background, private school students outperform their public school counterparts on academic achievement, whereas the reverse is true regarding achievement on specialized subject-matter. One possible explanation of this finding is that parental pressure (social demand) on private schools makes them tacitly emphasize academic subjects which are viewed by their customers as leading to a higher level of opportunities after graduation. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
| 本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录！ |
|
