%0 Report
        %A Friesen, Jane
%A Harris, Benjamin Cerf
%A Woodcock, Simon D.
        %T Open Enrolment and Student Achievement
        %D 2013
        %8 2013 Sep
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 7642
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp7642
        %X We investigate the effects of public school open enrolment, which allows students to enroll in any public school with available space, on fourth grade test scores. We find a small, positive effect on the average student; this benefit appears to stem from increased competition among schools, rather than directly through expanded choice opportunities. Among students whose catchment school is locally top-ranked according to test scores, greater choice is of no direct benefit; however, students whose catchment school is locally lowest-ranked earn higher scores when they have access to better local schools. Students in both groups benefit from increased school competition.
        %K open enrolment
%K school choice
%K school competition