School closures in Chile: Access to quality alternatives in a school choice system

Gregory Elacqua (), Mat’as Martinez (), Humberto Santos () and Daniela Urbina ()

Estudios de Economia, 2012, vol. 39, issue 2 Year 2012, 179-202

Abstract: In this paper, we analyze the schooling alternatives of families that could face school closure. This article identifies, characterizes, and georeferences the institutions classified as low-performing by the SEP Law along with their closest alternatives. The findings indicate that a significant number of families do not have any quality alternatives nearby, particularly families in rural areas and/ or in schools with a high percentage of low SES students. Additionally, when admissions barriers and family preferences are incorporated in the analysis, school alternatives are considerably reduced. Alternatives are further reduced when using a more stringent definition of school quality.

Keywords: Accountability; Elecci—n escolar; Pol’tica educativa; Cierre de escuelas. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I24 I28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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