Effects of Public and Private Schools on Academic Achievement

Seoul Journal of Economics 27 (No. 2 2014): 137-147

12 Pages Posted: 15 Jul 2014

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Sunku Hahn

Yonsei University - Department of Economics

Tae-Hwan Kim

University of Nottingham - School of Economics; Yonsei University - Seoul Campus - College of Business and Economics

Boyoung Seo

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy

Date Written: May 30, 2014

Abstract

The Korean high school system is regulated and monitored by then government to ensure that (i) middle school graduates are randomly assigned to private and public high schools and (ii) the tuitions are the same for both institutions. Hence, any difference between the academic performances of the graduates from private and public high schools is a result from the difference in the schools’ efforts towards the students’ academic achievement. Results show that the students in private schools have better academic performance than those in public schools. Moreover, significant difference exists among boys-only, coed, and girls-only schools. The students’ income level influences their academic performance.

Keywords: Coeducational schools, Private schools, Public

JEL Classification: H4, I0, I2

Suggested Citation

Hahn, Sunku and Kim, Tae-Hwan and Seo, Boyoung, Effects of Public and Private Schools on Academic Achievement (May 30, 2014). Seoul Journal of Economics 27 (No. 2 2014): 137-147, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2466238

Sunku Hahn (Contact Author)

Yonsei University - Department of Economics ( email )

50 Yonsei-Ro
Seoul, 120-749
Korea

Tae-Hwan Kim

University of Nottingham - School of Economics ( email )

University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD
United Kingdom
+44 115 951 5620 (Phone)
+44 115 951 4159 (Fax)

Yonsei University - Seoul Campus - College of Business and Economics ( email )

Yonsei University
Seoul
Korea

Boyoung Seo

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy ( email )

Bloomington, IN 47405
United States
812-855-3667 (Phone)

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