Information Targeting, School Choice, and School Quality in Ghana

This study identifies the impact of information on demand for education. We will provide a randomly selected group of Ghanaian junior high school students with application strategies and information about the selectivity and exam performance of secondary schools. We will then examine changes in their subsequent secondary school application and enrollment decisions and their educational attainment, identifying how access to information impacts student welfare. In addition to measuring average effects, we will test whether information interventions that target students or the broader community yield larger impacts and determine which is the most cost-effective demand-side intervention to stimulate improvements in education quality.

*To learn more about key findings from this evaluation read When Information is Not Enough: Evidence from a Centralized School Choice System and The Importance of Information Targeting for School Choice

RFP Cycle:
Third Round (2014), Off Cycle (2015), Seventh Round (2017)
Location:
Ghana
Researchers:
  • Adrienne Lucas
  • Kehinde Ajayi
  • Willa Friedman
Type:
  • Full project