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School Re-enrollment and Crime Prevention: Impact of Centralized Monitoring in Chile

21 March, 2025

  • The probability that a dropped-out student re-enrolled increased by 17% in the two months following the implementation of the reports.
  • Two years later, the rate of violent crimes among youth re-enrolled due to the reporting program was 79% lower compared to those who did not return to the school system.
  • Regarding the impact mechanisms, the study revealed that the program’s effectiveness depends on coordination among various stakeholders within the education system. For example, the reports are more effective in schools that work as a network, which reduces the costs associated with reassigning students who do not wish to return to the same school but are willing to enroll in another within the network.
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