The effect of school type on academic achievement : evidence from Indonesia, Vol. 1 of 1

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The effect of school type on academic achievement : evidence from Indonesia

Author:	Newhouse, David; Beegle, Kathleen;	Collection Title:	Policy research working paper ; no. WPS 3604
Country:	Indonesia;	Date Stored:	2005/05/12
Document Date:	2005/05/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	East Asia and Pacific
Report Number:	WPS3604	SubTopics:	Primary Education; Teaching and Learning; Secondary Education; Health Monitoring & Evaluation; Gender and Education
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: Using data from Indonesia, Newhouse and Beegle to evaluate the impact of school type on academic achievement of junior secondary school students (grades 7-9). Students that graduate from public junior secondary schools, controlling for a variety of other characteristics, score 0.15 to 0.3 standard deviations higher on the national exit exam than comparable privately schooled peers. This finding is robust to OLS, fixed-effects, and instrumental variable estimation strategies. Students attending Muslim private schools, including Madrassahs, fare no worse on average than students attending secular private schools. The results provide indirect evidence that higher quality inputs at public junior secondary schools promote higher test scores.


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