vouchers, subsidies or scholarships

Effect
Average

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Learning

Points

DETAILED INFORMATION

CONTEXT

Country Colombia
GDP per capita 3,608

INTERVENTION

Implementation year 1995
Implementer Government
Duration (months) 36
Cost Vouchers were worth about US$190, the maximum was set to the average tuition of low-to-middle cost private schools in Colombia’s 3 largest cities
Intervention details Students received vouchers of $277 covering 50% of the cost of a private school; could be renewed if the student had satisfactory academic performance

METHODOLOGY

Evaluation design Randomized evaluation
Cluster definition Individual

REFERENCES

Study Angrist, Joshua, Eric Bettinger, Erik Bloom, Elizabeth King, and Michael Kremer. "Vouchers for Private Schooling in Colombia: Evidence from a Randomized Natural Experiment." The American Economic Review 92, no. 5 (2002): 1535-1558.

EFFECTS

Sample Outcome Test Source Table Observations Statistics on Effects%2%
Grade 9 Language Riverside Prueba Realización 5 568 568 Coeff: 20.30; SE: 11.40; SD: 100.00
Grade 9 Math Riverside Prueba Realización 5 568 568 Coeff: 15.30; SE: 11.40; SD: 100.00
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