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Applied Economics
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Pulled In and Crowded Out: Heterogeneous Outcomes of Merit-Based School Choice
蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics
(pp. 184–222)
Abstract
We analyze the effects of reforming the high school admission system from a residence based allocation to a merit-based allocation. The merit-based system generates oversubscribed schools, which favor high-GPA students at the expense of displacing low-GPA ones. We use the potential outcomes framework to analyze the effects of the reform, separating the effects for those gaining access to competitive schools from those losing access and identifying these parameters by using the reform as an instrument within subpopulations defined by admission cutoffs and GPA. The small and negative overall effect of the reform hides large negative effects for the crowded-out students.Citation
Dalla-Zuanna, Antonio, Kai Liu, and Kjell G. Salvanes. 2025. "Pulled In and Crowded Out: Heterogeneous Outcomes of Merit-Based School Choice." 蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics 17 (4): 184–222. DOI: 10.1257/app.20220104Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- H51 National Government Expenditures and Health
- I21 Analysis of Education
- I28 Education: Government Policy