A Pleasure That Hurts: The Ambiguous Effects of Elite Tutoring on Underprivileged High School Students

Article dans une revue: This paper reports findings from a randomized evaluation of an intensive tutoring program conducted in underprivileged high schools. Within each school, the intervention targets students identified as having the ability to pursue a college education. The program is designed to strengthen their readiness for higher education. We demonstrate that such an intervention can have negative effects on a large fraction of participants, even though participation is entirely voluntary. This result is consistent with a simple model where time invested in extracurricular programs and time invested in homework represent imperfect substitutes in the education production function.

Auteur(s)

Son Thierry Ly, Eric Maurin, Arnaud Riegert

Revue
  • Journal of Labor Economics
Date de publication
  • 2020
Pages
  • 501-533
Version
  • 1
Volume
  • 38