The Relative Efficiency of Private and Public Schools: The Case of Thailand |
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| Authors: | Jimenez, Emmanuel Lockheed, Marlaine Wattanawaha, Nongnuch |
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| Affiliation: | Emmanuel Jimenez is an economist and Marlaine Lockheed a sociologist on the World Bank's Policy, Planning, and Research staff. Nongnuch Wattanawaha is head of the Electronic Computer Education Team at the Institute for the Promotion of Science and Technology, Bangkok. The authors gratefully acknowledge comments from two anonymous referees and from Jere Behrman, Donald Cox, Dennis de Tray, Eric Hanushek, Henry Levin, and Richard Murnane. Jong Kim provided able research assistance. The authors are indebted to the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) for making the data available to them. This research was partially funded by World Bank Research Project RPO 673–96. |
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| Abstract: | Cost-effectiveness is a key consideration in the policy debateon the appropriate role of private schools in predominantlypublic school systems. This article analyzes the relative performanceof public and private schools in Thailand in enhancing eighthgrade student scores in standardized mathematics tests, givenstudent background and school characteristics. Its main conclusionis that private schools are, on average, more effective andless costly than public schools in improving student performancein mathematics. |
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