Magnet High Schools and Academic Performance in China: A Regression Discontinuity Design

Albert Park, Xinzheng Shi, Xuehui An () and Chang-tai Hsieh ()
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Xuehui An: National Center for Education Development Research, China Ministry of Education
Chang-tai Hsieh: Chicago Graduate School of Business

No 2015-07, HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series from HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies

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 best high schools. Using data from rural counties in Western China, we find that attending a magnet 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)
Pages: 51 pages
Date: 2015-02, Revised 2015-02
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