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Interstate migration, income and public school expenditures: An update of an experiment

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This article re-examines the relative importance of per capita income and net out-migration (Weisbrod's welfare-maximization hypothesis) as determinants of expenditures for public primary and secondary education. A repetition of Weisbrod's experiment shows that the existence of a high correlation between per capita income and migration in the 1950s would have made it difficult to distinguish between their relative importance. An update of the experiment yields results contrary to the hypothesis that communities (states) are welfare maximizers. They support the contention that per capita income is a primary determinate of educational expenditures. Copyright Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 1985

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  • Garland Hadley, 1985. "Interstate migration, income and public school expenditures: An update of an experiment," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 46(2), pages 207-214, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:46:y:1985:i:2:p:207-214
    DOI: 10.1007/BF00179741
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    2. Robert R. Dunn, 2015. "Outmigration and State and Local Appropriations for Public Higher Education," The Review of Regional Studies, Southern Regional Science Association, vol. 45(3), pages 237-251, Winter.

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