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Despite the rapid expansion and increasing importance of private education in developing countries, very little is known about the impact of studying in private schools on educational attainment and wages. This paper contributes to fi lling this gap by estimating the returns to private high schools in Mexico. We construct a unique dataset that combines labor market outcomes and historical school census data, and we exploit changes in the availability and size of public and private high schools across states and over time for identi cation. We nd substantial evidence of a positive effect of studying in a private high school on wages after college graduation, and we discuss alternative mechanisms that can explain this finding.
Authors
Chiara Binelli
Research Associate
Marta is a Research Associate, working at the Centre for Evaluation of Development Policies at IFS and at the Inter-American Development.
Working Paper details
- DOI
- 10.1920/wp.ifs.2012.1208
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Binelli, C and Rubio Codina, M. (2012). The returns to private education: evidence from Mexico. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/returns-private-education-evidence-mexico (accessed: 19 March 2024).
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