The Influence of Education on Preference: A Natural Experiment by the School Grouping Policy

Shoko Yamane () and Michiko Nakabayashi ()
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Shoko Yamane: Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University
Michiko Nakabayashi: Faculty of Economics, Kindai University

No 24-02, Discussion Papers in Economics and Business from Osaka University, Graduate School of Economics

Abstract: We reveal the effect of education on academic performance and preferences by analyzing a special selection system for high school entrance examinations in Japan, the “school grouping policy.†Owing to the random assignment of students, the difference in performance between the schools in a group was due to their educational features. Education affected both academic performance and hometown loyalty, and the instruction on how to choose a college to apply to strongly influenced students’ choices. While there is significant selection bias in most empirical studies, our findings are free from such bias and are important when considering educational policies.

Keywords: Natural experiment; Education; School choice; Hometown loyalty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I26 I28 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2024-02
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