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Private versus Public Schools in Post-Apartheid South African Cities: Theory and Policy Implications
Selod, Harris; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
publicly financed by an income tax are then considered: transportation subsidies, private-school vouchers and public school …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136774
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The Transition from Welfare to Work
Lemke, Robert J.; Witt, Robert J.; Witte, Ann Dryden - School of Economics, University of Surrey - 2004
We consider the effects the child care market, child care vouchers, early childhood education programs, and welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005748078
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Education and selective vouchers
Piolatto, Amedeo - Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas (IVIE) - 2009
The literature on vouchers often concludes that a voucher-based system cannot be the outcome of a majority vote. This … paper shows that it is possible to propose selective vouchers (of exogenous value) such that the majority of voters are in … favour of selective vouchers. As long as the introduction of vouchers does not undermine the existence of public schools …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005515946
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Public Education, Communities, and Vouchers
Prado, María J. Luengo; Volij, Oscar - Oscar Volij - 1999
This paper examines the effects of school vouchers on public school quality in a simple two-community model with local …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005562440
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The performance of school assignment mechanisms in practice
Haan, Monique de; Gautier, Pieter; Oosterbeek, Hessel; … - 2015
Theory points to a potential trade-off between two main school assignment mechanisms; Boston and Deferred Acceptance (DA). While DA is strategy-proof and gives a stable matching, Boston might outperform DA in terms of ex-ante efficiency. We quantify the (dis)advantages of the mechanisms by using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283122
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School choice and competition
Dijkgraaf, Elbert; Geest, Stephanie van der; Gradus, Raymond - 2008
The literature suggests that competition among schools might increase quality. However, not much empirical evidence is present as only a few countries allow competition at a large scale. One exception is the Netherlands. Free parental choice is the leading principle of the Dutch education system...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011377312
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School choice and segregation: evidence from Sweden
Böhlmark, Anders; Holmlund, Helena; Lindahl, Mikael - 2015
This paper studies the evolution of school segregation in Sweden in the aftermath of the 1992 universal school voucher reform, which spurred the establishment of new independent voucher schools and introduced parental choice. The empirical analysis assesses the relative importance of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010530521
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The short- and long-term effects of school choice on student outcomes : evidence from a school choice reform in Sweden
Wondratschek, Verena; Edmark, Karin; Frölich, Markus - 2014
This paper evaluates the effects of a major Swedish school choice reform. The reform in 1992 increased school choice and competition among public schools as well as through a large-scale introduction of private schools. We estimate the effects of school choice and competition, using precise...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010236467
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The short- and long-term effects of school choice on student outcomes : evidence from a school choice reform in Sweden
Wondratschek, Verena; Edmark, Karin; Frölich, Markus - 2013
This paper evaluates the effects of a major Swedish school choice reform. The reform in 1992 increased school choice and competition among public schools as well as through a large-scale introduction of private schools. We estimate the effects of school choice and competition, using precise...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010199744
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The short- and long-term effects of school choice on student outcomes : evidence from a school choice reform in Sweden
Wondratschek, Verena; Edmark, Karin; Frölich, Markus - 2013
This paper evaluates the effects of a major Swedish school choice reform. The reform in 1992 increased school choice and competition among public schools as well as through a large-scale introduction of private schools. We estimate the effects of school choice and competition, using precise...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010204036