TY - JOUR
T1 - Private school enrollment in an Italian region after implementing a change in the voucher policy
AU - Agasisti, Tommaso
AU - Barbieri, Gianna
AU - Murtinu, Samuele
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - This article estimates the effect of an administrative change in a
voucher policy implemented by an Italian Regional government.
The voucher was initiated in 2000, and is intended to help families
that want to enroll their children in private schools. In 2008, the
policy was changed, making the administrative procedure required
for obtaining the voucher easier, and integrating additional financial
aid to it. The effect of this change is estimated by a panel
econometric analysis that compares the prechange and postchange
proportions of first-year students enrolled in private schools with
that of other regions, controlling for some demand and supply–
driven factors that affect families’ propensity to choose private
schooling. The policy modification was found not to have affected
the proportion of students who enroll in private schools, across
all the three (primary, junior, and upper secondary) educational
levels. The change still may have been beneficial, however, from the standpoint of easing the paperwork burden for existing private
school students.
AB - This article estimates the effect of an administrative change in a
voucher policy implemented by an Italian Regional government.
The voucher was initiated in 2000, and is intended to help families
that want to enroll their children in private schools. In 2008, the
policy was changed, making the administrative procedure required
for obtaining the voucher easier, and integrating additional financial
aid to it. The effect of this change is estimated by a panel
econometric analysis that compares the prechange and postchange
proportions of first-year students enrolled in private schools with
that of other regions, controlling for some demand and supply–
driven factors that affect families’ propensity to choose private
schooling. The policy modification was found not to have affected
the proportion of students who enroll in private schools, across
all the three (primary, junior, and upper secondary) educational
levels. The change still may have been beneficial, however, from the standpoint of easing the paperwork burden for existing private
school students.
KW - Education policy
KW - Private school enrollment
KW - School choice
KW - School voucher
KW - Education policy
KW - Private school enrollment
KW - School choice
KW - School voucher
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/67770
U2 - 10.1080/15582159.2015.1061401
DO - 10.1080/15582159.2015.1061401
M3 - Article
SN - 1558-2159
VL - 9
SP - 380
EP - 406
JO - Journal of School Choice
JF - Journal of School Choice
ER -