measure of ability dispersion in a school, leading to lower skill acquisition. -- education ; reputation ; competition ; labor … for the efficient provision of goods and services in a market economy. This paper explores the implications of school … can explain several puzzling findings in the economics of education, including the fact that competition can, but does not …

I develop a model of competition between charter schools and traditional public schools and estimate the model using … charter and public school students and simulate charter school entry and student test scores were binding caps on charters … school students is marginal, and iv) lifting caps on charter schools would more than double entry and cause increases in mean …