Journal article
School Competition and Efficiency with Publicly Funded Catholic Schools
Abstract
We study competition between two publicly funded school systems in Ontario, Canada: one that is open to all students, and one that is restricted to children of Catholic backgrounds. A simple model of competition between the competing systems predicts greater effort by school managers in areas with more Catholic families who are willing to switch systems. Consistent with this insight, we find significant effects of competitive pressure on test …
Authors
Card D; Dooley MD; Payne AA
Journal
American Economic Journal Applied Economics, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 150–176
Publisher
American Economic Association
Publication Date
October 1, 2010
DOI
10.1257/app.2.4.150
ISSN
1945-7782