Does Private Tutoring Work? The Effectiveness of Private Tutoring: A Nonparametric Bounds Analysis

Stefanie Hof

No 96, Economics of Education Working Paper Series from University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)

Abstract: Private tutoring has become popular all over the world. However, the evidence on the effect of private tutoring is inconclusive, therefore, this paper attempts to improve the existing literature by using nonparametric bounds methods to find out if private tutoring yields any substantial returns for the individual. The present examination uses a large representative dataset to identify bounds, first, without imposing assumptions and second, it applies weak nonparametric assumptions to tighten the bounds. Under relatively weak assumptions, I find some evidence that private tutoring improves studentsÕ academic outcome in reading. However, the results indicate a heterogeneous and nonlinear effect of private tutoring.

Keywords: Partial identification; selection problem; nonparametric bounds method; monotone instrument variable; private tutoring; academic achievement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 C21 I21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2014-01
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