Should for-profit schools be banned?

Chumacero, Romulo and Paredes, Ricardo (2008): Should for-profit schools be banned? Unpublished.

Abstract

This paper uses different methods to evaluate the performance of students of public, subsidized, and private schools; distinguishing among for-profit and non-profit schools.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Voucher System; Education; Non-profit; Chile
• Subjects: H - Public Economics > H5 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies > H52 - Government Expenditures and Education; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C2 - Econometric Methods: Single Equation Models; Single Variables > C21 - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Insititutions > I22 - Educational Finance

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