“…In$this$paper$we$propose$that$the$effect$of$school$choice$on$the$educaZonal$opportuniZes$of$Swedish$ children$can$be$analyzed$by$focusing$on$travelBtoBschool$distances.$By$modeling$how$travelBtoBschool$ distances$are$influenced$by$individual$factors,$family$background,$and$by$the$neighborhood$context,$ it$will$be$possible$to$give$a$more$detailed$picture$of$how$school$choice$reshapes$the$social$and$ethnic$ composiZon$of$Swedish$schools.$This$study$of$travelBtoBschool$distances$thus$feeds$into$a$large$ internaZonal$research$field$and$debate$about$school$choice$ (Allen,$2007;$Burgess$et$al.,$2005;$Byrne,$ 2009;$Garcia,$2008;$Harris,$Johnston$and$Burgess$2007;$Noreisch,$2007;$Saporito$and$Lareau$1999;$ Seppanen$2003;$Karsten$et$al.,$2003)$and$changes$in$school$systems$ (Alegre$and$Ferrer$2010;$Taylor$ 2001;$Reay$2004).…”