Title: An Evaluation of Instrumental Variable Strategies for Estimating the Effects of Catholic Schools
Abstract:Several previous studies have relied on religious affiliation and the proximity to Catholic schools as exogenous sources of variation for identifying the effect of Catholic schooling on a wide variety...Several previous studies have relied on religious affiliation and the proximity to Catholic schools as exogenous sources of variation for identifying the effect of Catholic schooling on a wide variety of outcomes. Using three separate approaches, we examine the validity of these instrumental variables. We find that none of the candidate instruments is a useful source of identification of the Catholic school effect, at least in currently available data setsRead More
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-12-01
Language: en
Type: preprint
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