We model centralized school matching as a second stage of a simple Tiebout-model and show that the two most discussed … disadvantaged if the school priorities are based on ex ante known (social) differences of the applicants …

We review the empirical literature that estimates the causal effect of parent’s schooling on child’s schooling, and …

Immigrant children often face educational disadvantages that stem from their parents' decision-making. For example, in … programs or enable them access to higher education. Thus, a key question is how to get immigrant parents to provide their … birthright citizenship in Germany caused immigrant parents to adapt their educational choices for their offspring. We employ a …

school districts, which serve higher-income, predominantly-white families, accept a group of minority elementary school … students who apply to transfer from a nearby, predominantly-minority school district. Slots are allocated via lottery. The …

Value-added data are an increasingly common evaluation tool for schools and teachers. Many school districts have … analysis is the first in the school valuation literature to examine property value responses to a value-added information shock …, which is of interest as this measure is less correlated with demographics than typical school quality measures. Unique to …

Altruistic parents, who differ in income, make financial transfers to their children, who differ in ability. The … participate; a larger subsidy encourages participation, and a larger income tax discourages it. The parents, prior to making …

care provided to their parents and education expenditures for their children. The young enjoy their education, while the … period and that parents invest in the education of their children. We show that Becker’s rotten kids theorem holds for the …