The Determinants and Consequences of School Choice Errors in Kenya

School choice systems designed to help disadvantaged groups might be hindered by information asymmetries. Kenyan elite secondary schools admit students from the entire country based on a national test score, district quotas, and stated school choices. We find even the highest ability students make s...

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Published in:The American economic review 2012-05, Vol.102 (3), p.283-288
Main Authors: Lucas, Adrienne M., Mbiti, Isaac M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ability
Admissions policies
Asymmetric information
Consumer behavior
Determinants
Education
Educational enrolment
Elementary schools
GROWTH INPUTS: FROM HUMAN CAPITAL TO NATION BUILDING
High school students
International
International schools
Kenya
Public schools
Quality of education
Quotas
School admission
School choice
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Selective admission
Socioeconomic factors
Standard deviation
Students
Womens studies
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Summary:School choice systems designed to help disadvantaged groups might be hindered by information asymmetries. Kenyan elite secondary schools admit students from the entire country based on a national test score, district quotas, and stated school choices. We find even the highest ability students make school choice errors. Girls, students with lower test scores, and students from public and low quality schools are more likely to make such errors. Net of observable demographic characteristics, these errors are associated with a decrease in the probability that a student is admitted to an elite secondary school, relegating them to schools of lower quality. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0002-8282
1944-7981
DOI:10.1257/aer.102.3.283