Year: 2009
Type: conference-paper
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of high school quality on students’ educational\nattainment using a regression discontinuity research design that compares students just\nabove and below entrance examination score thresholds that strictly determine admission\nto the best high schools in China’s rural counties. Using data from Gansu Province in\nChina, we find that attending the best high school in one’s county of residence increases\ncollege entrance examination scores by 0.21 standard deviations and increases the\nprobability of qualifying for college admission by 18.7 percentage points conditional on\ntaking the college entrance exam, but decreases the probability of taking a college\nentrance examination by 9.3 percentage points.
Authors: Albert Park, Xinzheng Shi, Chang‐Tai Hsieh, Xuehui An
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2902436230