The value of private schools: evidence from Pakistan

Pedro Carneiro, Jishnu Das, Hugo Reis

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Abstract

Using unique data from Pakistan we estimate a model of demand for differentiated products in 112 rural education markets with significant choice among public and private schools. Families are willing to pay substantially for reductions in distance to school, but in contrast, price elasticities are low. Using the demand estimates, we show that the existence of a low fee private school market is of great value for households in our sample, reaching 2% to 7% of annual per capita expenditure for those choosing private schools.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1301-1318
Number of pages18
JournalReview of Economics and Statistics
Volume106
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2024

Keywords

  • Differentiated goods
  • Demand
  • Education
  • School choice
  • Pakistan

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