School districts in the U.S. have begun to use for-profit contractors to provide management and instructional services. Studies of this phenomenon are limited because of the newness of this alternative to public education provision. This article begins to fill this void by examining the...

School choice has received increasing attention from scholars and policymakers around the world. We review the rationales for government financing and provision of education and the arguments made for using market mechanisms in education provision. We then take stock of school choice in...

School districts in the United States have begun to use for-profit contractors to provide management and instructional services. Studies of this phenomenon are limited because this alternative to public provision is relatively new. This article begins to fill the void by examining the conditions...

We examine the relationship between investment and saving for a cross section of European countries before and during the euro crisis. As has historically been found, investment is positively and significantly related to saving. This relationship shows evidence of being stronger during the...