Several econometric issues within the field of education finance, which have not been fully explored to date, are addressed. Focusing on demographic factors and per-pupil expenditure in the United States, an econometric model that incorporates spatial analysis is developed and a unique framework...

This article considers the relationship between ethnicity within the elderly population and education spending. Extensive literature analyzes the relationship between demographics and education spending. This article contributes to this literature by examining the dynamics between the elderly...

In the public finance literature it is well understood that a community's spending can be affected by neighboring communities' spending. It is relatively straightforward to see why these spillovers exist. For example, if a school district increases its spending on public education, this could...

This paper analyzes the effectiveness of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on poverty transitions, with an emphasis on native-born African-Americans and immigration. A probit model is estimated using data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), which evaluates the impact of EITC...

This article questions whether the implementation of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) created an incentive for employers to substitute subsidized workers for incumbent workers. To see if this substitution occurs, the author uses a differences-in-differences methodology to test whether the...