Information, Market Incentives, and Student Performance: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design in Brazil

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Human Resources
Year: 2018
Volume: 53
Issue: 2

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We use a discontinuity on the test score disclosure rule for the National Secondary Education Examination in Brazil to test whether test score disclosure affects student performance in public and private schools. We find that the impact of test score disclosure on student performance differs between public and private schools. Our results suggest that this difference is driven by differences in the market incentives faced by these two types of school.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:uwp:jhriss:v:53:y:2018:i:2:p:414-444
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25