TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Friesen, Jane
AU  - Harris, Benjamin Cerf
AU  - Woodcock, Simon D.
        TI  - Open Enrolment and Student Achievement
        PY  - 2013/Sep/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 7642
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp7642
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - open enrolment
KW  - school choice
KW  - school competition
        ER  -