How Do Parents Evaluate and Select Schools? Evidence From a Survey Experiment

Shira Haderlein

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Abstract: This article presents evidence from an online survey experiment exploring how parents evaluate and select schools. Results suggest that achievement matters most to parents and that student demographics affect both parents’ perception of school quality and their likelihood of selecting into a school.

Keywords: experimental survey methods; parent preferences; school choice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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