1 option
The performance of decentralized school systems : evidence from Fe y Alegria in Venezuela / Hunt Allcott, Daniel E. Ortega.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Allcott, Hunt.
- Series:
- Policy research working papers ; 4879.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Policy research working paper ; 4879
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Schools--Decentralization--Venezuela.
- Schools.
- Other Title:
- Policy research working paper vol. 4879
- Performance Of Decentralized School Systems
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2009]
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- "This program evaluation estimates the effects on standardized test scores of graduating from the Fe y Alegria private school system in Venezuela. The authors find an Average Treatment Effect on the order of 0.1 standard deviations (approximately 16 percent of the average score), using a control group of public school students. These effects are significantly larger for households at the bottom of the distribution, and smaller for those at the top. The authors posit that the better performance of the Fe y Alegria system stems from their labor contract flexibility and decentralized administrative structure. "--World Bank web site.
- Notes:
- Title from PDF file as viewed on 5/7/2009.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1596/1813-9450-4879
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.