The study estimates the causal impact of introducing a public private partnership (PPP) school in close proximity to a public school on public school enrolment in Punjab. Under the preferred difference in difference specification, a small, negative impact on primary enrolment is observed for public schools neighbouring Foundation Assisted Schools (FAS) one year after its introduction. The study finds that enrolment in neighbouring public schools reduces by three per cent less than one year after establishing a FAS school. This specifically affects girls’ enrolment and is concentrated mostly in lower grades. Increased competition for public schools in the form of multiple neighbouring PPP schools leads to a larger negative impact on neighbouring public school enrolment.

该研究估计了在旁遮普邦附近开设一所公立学校附近的公立私立合伙制学校的因果关系。在差异规范的首选差异下，与基金会资助学校（FAS）相邻的公立学校在引入一年后，对小学招生产生了很小的负面影响。研究发现，在建立一所FAS学校之后，邻近公立学校的入学人数比一年减少了3％。这特别影响女孩的入学率，并且主要集中在低年级。多个相邻的PPP学校形式对公立学校的竞争日益加剧，这对相邻的公立学校招生产生了更大的负面影响。