Illinois relies on property taxes for much of the money needed to support its elementary and secondary schools. Wide variations in property values lead to considerable differences in what each school district spends per student. On several occasions reformers have unsuccessfully tried to change...

Many states in recent decades enacted laws that limit the collection of property taxes. This study examines the impacts of New York State’s 2011 tax cap on education revenues and student achievement. We use an instrumental variables approach with 663 school districts from 2006 to 2016. We find...

In this study we theorize that student achievement varies cross-sectionally with the percentage of school district revenues raised from local taxes and with salary levels of school district administrators (Superintendents and Principals). This theory is tested using a sample of 218 Kindergarten...

We show that the electorate's preferences for using tuition to finance higher education strongly depend on the design of the payment scheme. In representative surveys of the German electorate (N18,000), experimentally replacing regular upfront by deferred income-contingent payments increases...

We show that the electorate's preferences for using tuition to finance higher education strongly depend on the design of the payment scheme. In representative surveys of the German electorate (N18,000), experimentally replacing regular upfront by deferred income-contingent payments increases...

We show that the electorate’s preferences for using tuition to finance higher education strongly depend on the design of the payment scheme. In representative surveys of the German electorate (N18,000), experimentally replacing regular upfront by deferred income-contingent payments increases...