The Importance of Information Targeting for School Choice
The Importance of Information Targeting for School Choice
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信息定位对于择校的重要性
DOI：
10.1257/aer.p20171131
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发表时间：
2017
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通讯作者：
Adrienne M. Lucas
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Kehinde F. Ajayi;Willa Friedman;Adrienne M. Lucas
尽管择校计划很常见，但我们对基本的决策过程知之甚少。在这项研究中，我们将加纳（一个实行普遍中学选择的国家）的 900 所初中随机分配到 3 个治疗组中的 1 个：(1) 向学生提供信息，(2) 向学生和监护人提供信息，以及 (3) 对照组。我们通过对监护人的调查来观察信仰、行为和决策者身份的变化。我们的干预增加了监护人参与并了解学校选择过程的可能性。此外，专门针对监护人会导致大多数结果发生显着更大的变化。
Although school choice programs are common, we know little about the underlying decision-making processes. In this study, we randomly assigned 900 junior high schools in Ghana, a country with universal secondary school choice, to 1 of 3 treatment arms: (1) information to students, (2) information to students and guardians, and (3) control group. We observe changes in beliefs, behaviors, and the decision maker's identity through a survey of guardians. Our intervention increased the likelihood that guardians were involved with and informed about the school selection process. Moreover, specifically targeting guardians led to significantly larger changes for most outcomes.