How Effective Are Private Schools in Latin America?

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The relative effectiveness of government and private schools in Pakistan: are girls worse off? (2009, methodology): “The evidence on private school advantage using this approach is mixed (see for instance Psacharopoulos, 1987; Williams and Carpenter, 1991; Mizala and Romaguera, 2000; Somers et al., 2001 and McEwan, 2000).”
Low-cost private schools for the poor: what public policy is appropriate (2014, background): “Perhaps best known is the large-scale Chilean voucher program in which the government provides per-pupil vouchers for students to attend private schools (both those owned by private franchises and those independently owned) (Arenas, 2004; Elacqua et al., 2009; Hsieh and Urquiola, 2006; McEwan and Ca”
The Effect of School Type on Academic Achievement (2006, unknown): “The positive effect of private administration would have to outweigh these peer effects, which appear to be important in other contexts (See Hoxby, 2000, and Somers et al. , 2003).”
The Strugglers: The New Poor in Latin America? (2014, background): “While the region has a long history of private education, often supported and financed by the government, some evidence suggests that although there are substantial and consistent positive differences in student achievement between public and private schools, a substantial portion of these differenc”