and parents among schools; easier choice will encourage competition among schools, forcing them into higher productivity …

Arguments in favor of school choice depend on the idea that competition between schools improves the quality of … education. However, we have almost no empirical evidence on whether competition actually affects school quality. In this study …, I examine the effects of inter-school competition on public schools by using exogenous variation in the availability and …

indicates a choice effect near zero. There is thus little evidence that schools respond to Tiebout competition by raising …

general contractors in order to promote the appearance of competition. Contrasts of construction costs between buildings with …