This paper investigates the effects of primary school choices on cognitive and non-cognitive development in children using data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). We militate against the measurement problems that are associated with individual unobserved heterogeneity by exploiting the richness of LSAC data and applying contemporary econometric approaches. We find that sending children to Catholic or other independent primary schools has no significant effect on their cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes. The literature now has evidence from three different continents that the returns to attending Catholic primary schools are no different than public schools.

Nghiem, H.S., Nguyen, H.T., Khanam, R., Connelly, L.B. (2015). Does school type affect cognitive and non-cognitive development in children? Evidence from Australian primary schools. LABOUR ECONOMICS, 33, 55-65 [10.1016/j.labeco.2015.02.009].

Does school type affect cognitive and non-cognitive development in children? Evidence from Australian primary schools

CONNELLY, LUKE BRIAN
2015

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This paper investigates the effects of primary school choices on cognitive and non-cognitive development in children using data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). We militate against the measurement problems that are associated with individual unobserved heterogeneity by exploiting the richness of LSAC data and applying contemporary econometric approaches. We find that sending children to Catholic or other independent primary schools has no significant effect on their cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes. The literature now has evidence from three different continents that the returns to attending Catholic primary schools are no different than public schools.
2015
Nghiem, H.S., Nguyen, H.T., Khanam, R., Connelly, L.B. (2015). Does school type affect cognitive and non-cognitive development in children? Evidence from Australian primary schools. LABOUR ECONOMICS, 33, 55-65 [10.1016/j.labeco.2015.02.009].
Nghiem, Hong Son; Nguyen, Ha Trong; Khanam, Rasheda; Connelly, LUKE BRIAN
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