Rincke J (2006)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2006
Publisher: Elsevier
Book Volume: 59
Pages Range: 352-369
Journal Issue: 3
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2005.12.003
This paper provides evidence on strategic interaction among local school districts. The analysis makes use of a significant change in the institutional environment for school districts in Michigan in 1996, when the state established a voluntary inter-district choice program. The school districts' participation decisions are modelled as discrete choice decisions using a spatial latent variable model. Strong effects are found saying that lagged adoptions of neighbors positively affect the current probability of participation. A simple test exploiting limitations of student mobility in inter-district transfers suggests that the driving force for interdependencies among adoption decisions was competition for students.
APA:
Rincke, J. (2006). Competition in the public school sector: Evidence on strategic interaction among US school districts. Journal of Urban Economics, 59(3), 352-369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2005.12.003
MLA:
Rincke, Johannes. "Competition in the public school sector: Evidence on strategic interaction among US school districts." Journal of Urban Economics 59.3 (2006): 352-369.
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