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Preferences for single-sex schools: Evidence from the housing market

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Abstract We explore preferences for single-sex secondary schools by examining whether house prices vary at the borders of single-sex and coeducational school zones. To do this we develop a novel… Click to show full abstract

Abstract We explore preferences for single-sex secondary schools by examining whether house prices vary at the borders of single-sex and coeducational school zones. To do this we develop a novel clustered boundary discontinuity design. This improves over existing methods in providing better control for locational variation in housing prices. Using data for Sydney, Australia, we find a price premium of around 2% for homes in single-sex school zones relative to comparable homes across the border in coeducational school zones. This price premium is robust across a range of models and cluster sizes.

Keywords: school zones; housing; sex schools; preferences single; single sex; sex

Journal Title: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Year Published: 2021

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