The Effect of School Choice on Segregation: A Case Study in the Netherlands

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Supervisors

Vincent Vannetelbosch ; Christian Seel

Faculty

Faculté des sciences économiques, sociales, politiques et de communication

Degree label

Master [120] en sciences économiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée

Abstract

This paper investigates the effect of school choice on segregation. Predictions about segregation from theoretical sociology models match the results of school choice in Amsterdam, which finds that preference heterogeneity accounts for a large percentage of segregation. This paper addresses the need for a social welfare function to account for segregation as a negative externality.