Using a rich dataset that merges student-level school records with birth records, and leveraging three alternative … remaining in traditional public schools (TPS). We consistently find that competition stemming from the opening of new charter …

"We develop a framework that may be used to determine the degree to which a school choice program may harm public … school stayers by luring the best students to other schools. This framework results in a simple formula showing that the … "cream-skimming" effect is increasing in the degree of heterogeneity within schools, the school choice takeup rate of strong …

We develop a framework that may be used to determine the degree to which a school choice program may harm public school …-skimming" effect is increasing in the degree of heterogeneity within schools, the school choice takeup rate of strong students relative … high school graduation rate of the students who would remain in public school. We employ NELS:88 data to measure the …

We develop a framework that may be used to determine the degree to which a school choice program may harm public school …-skimming" effect is increasing in the degree of heterogeneity within schools, the school choice takeup rate of strong students relative … high school graduation rate of the students who would remain in public school. We employ NELS:88 data to measure the …

1980's. This paper analyzes the effect of school choice and local educational policies on that inequality, known as school … Hungarian towns, free school choice diminishes the role of residential distribution because many students commute to schools of … their choice. Towns where such commuting is more pronounced are characterized by stronger inter-school inequalities. We also …