On improving education opportunities: Preferences and performance of High School students in response to scholarships, information, and co-education

This study aims to provide new insights that can help students, parents, schools, and governments close the academic gap between low- and high-income students, as well as between females and males. This thesis provides evidence-based insights to pursue this aim and discuss the policy implications of those findings. The results have important implications for developing countries like Colombia, where academic achievement is highly dependent on opportunities, income, and sex, rather than individual academic potential.