Magnet high schools and academic performance in China: A regression discontinuity design

Albert Park, Xinzheng Shi, Chang-tai Hsieh and Xuehui An

Journal of Comparative Economics, 2015, vol. 43, issue 4, 825-843

Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of high school quality on students’ educational attainment using a regression discontinuity research design based on entrance examination score thresholds that strictly determine admission to the magnet high schools. Using data from rural counties in Western China, we find that attending a magnet high school significantly increases students’ college entrance examination scores and the probability of being admitted to college.

Keywords: Magnet high school; Regression discontinuity design; Academic performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 I28 O53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2015.10.013

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