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    Academic Outcomes of Public and Private High School Students: What Lies Behind the Differences?

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    Akerlof, G.A., and J. Yellen. 1986. Efficiency Wage Models of the Labor Market. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press.

    Altonji, J., T. Elder, and C. Taber 2005a. “An evaluation of instrumental variable strategies for estimating the effects of Catholic schooling.” Journal of Human Resources 40 (4): 791–821.

    Altonji, J., T. Elder, and C. Taber. 2005b. “Selection on observed and unobserved variables: Assessing the effectiveness of Catholic schools.” Journal of Political Economy 113 (1): 151–184.

    Angrist, J., E. Bettinger, E. Bloom, E. King, and M. Kremer. 2002. “Vouchers for private schools in Colombia: Evidence from a randomized natural experiment.” American Economic Review 92 (5): 1535–1558.

    Ariely, D. 2008. Predictably Irrational: the Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions. New York: HarperCollins.

    Betts, J.R., and A. Zau. 2004. Peer Groups and Academic Achievement: Panel Evidence from Administrative Data. Unpublished manuscript.

    Burke, M.A., and T.R. Sass. 2013. “Classroom peer effects and student achievement.” Journal of Labor Economics 31 (1): 51–82.

    Coleman, J., T. Hoffer and S. Kilgore. 1982. High School Achievement: Public, Catholic and Private Schools Compared. New York: Basic Books.

    Dobbie, W., and R.G. Fryer, Jr. 2013. “Getting beneath the veil of effective schools: Evidence from New York City.” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 5 (4): 28–60.

    Elder, T., and C. Jepsen. 2014. “Are Catholic primary schools more effective than public primary schools?” Journal of Urban Economics 80 (1): 28–38.

    Evans, W.N., and R.M. Schwab. 1995. “Finishing high school and starting college: Do Catholic schools make a difference?” Quarterly Journal of Economics 110: 947–974.

    Frenette, M. 2003. Access to College and University: Does Distance Matter? Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series, no. 201. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 11F0019M. Ottawa: Statistics Canada.

    Frenette, M. 2007. Why Are Youth from Lower-income Families Less Likely to Attend University? Evidence from Academic Abilities, Parental Influences, and Financial Constraints. Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series, no. 295. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 11F0019M. Ottawa: Statistics Canada.

    Frenette, M. 2014. An Investment of a Lifetime? The Long-term Labour Market Premiums Associated with a Postsecondary Education. Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series, no. 359. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 11F0019M. Ottawa: Statistics Canada.

    Frenette, M., and K. Zeman. 2007. Why Are Most University Students Women? Evidence Based on Academic Performance, Study Habits and Parental Influences. Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series, no. 303. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 11F0019M. Ottawa: Statistics Canada.

    Frenette, M., and W. Chan. 2015 Why are Academic Prospects Brighter in Private High Schools? Economic Insights, no. 044. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 11-626-X. Ottawa: Statistics Canada.

    Grogger, J., and D. Neal. 2000. “Further evidence on the effects of Catholic secondary schooling.” Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs, p. 151–193.

    Hanushek, E.A. 2002. “Publicly provided education.” In Handbook of Public Economics, ed. A.J. Auerbach and M. Feldstein. Amsterdam: North-Holland.

    Hanushek, E.A., J.F. Kain, J.M. Markman, and S.G. Rivkin. 2003. “Does peer ability affect student achievement?” Journal of Applied Econometrics 18 (5): 527–544.

    Horowitz, J.B., and L.C. Spector. 2005. “Is there a difference between private and public education on college performance?” Economics of Education Review 24 (2):189–195.

    Hsieh, C.-T., and M. Urquiola. 2006. “The effects of generalized school choice on achievement and stratification: Evidence from Chile’s voucher program.” Journal of Public Economics 90 (2006): 1477–1503.

    Johnson, D. 2005. Signposts of Success: Interpreting Ontario’s Elementary School Test Scores. Policy Study 40. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. 235 p.

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). 2011. “Private schools: Who benefits?” PISA in Focus 7. Paris: OECD. Bulletin.

    Neal, D. 1997. “The effects of Catholic secondary schooling on educational attainment.” Journal of Labor Economics 15 (1): 98–123.

    Noell, J. 1982. “Public and Catholic schools: A reanalysis of public and private schools.” Sociology of Education 55 (2/3): 123–132.

    Rouse, C.E. 1998. “Schools and student achievement: More evidence from the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program.” Economic Policy Review 4 (1): 61–76.

    Statistics Canada. 2005. Youth in Transition Survey 2000: YITS Reading Cohort, Cycle 1, User Guide, Revised September 2005. Ottawa: Statistics Canada.

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    U.S. Department of Education. 1992. Private School Universe Survey, 1989-90. Washington, D.C.: National Center for Education Statistics.

    Van Pelt, D.A., P.A. Allison and D.J. Allison. 2007. Ontario’s Private Schools: Who Chooses Them and Why? Studies in Education Policy. Fraser Institute Occasional Paper. Vancouver, B.C.: The Fraser Institute.

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