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School Vouchers in Practice: Competition Won't Hurt You!

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Sandström, F. Mikael (The Research Institute of Industrial Economics)
Bergström, Fredrik () (Swedish Research Institute of Trade (HUI))

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Abstract

An important issue in the debate on voucher systems and school choice is what effects competition from independent schools will have on public schools. Sweden has made a radical reform of its system for financing schools. Independent and public schools operate on close to equal terms under a voucher system covering all children. Sample selection models are estimated, using a data set of about 28 000 individuals. In addition, panel data models are estimated on 288 Swedish municipalities. The findings support the hypothesis that school results in public schools improve due to competition.

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Paper provided by Research Institute of Industrial Economics in its series Working Paper Series with number 578.

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Date of creation: 30 Apr 2002
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Keywords: Public Education Independent Schools Student Achievement School Vouchers School Choice Sample Selection Model Panel Data Model Instrumental Variable Estimation

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H42 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Publicly Provided Private Goods
H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
L19 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Other

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  1. Ahlin, Åsa, 2003. "Does School Competition Matter? Effects of a Large-Scale School Choice Reform on Student Performance," Working Paper Series 2003:2, Uppsala University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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