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Camille Terrier (HEC Lausanne) – "Fiscal and Education Spillovers from Charter School Expansion"

November 25, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Organizer: Morgane Guignard

CREST Internal Seminar in Microeconomics : 

Time: 11:00 am – 12:00pm
Date: 25th Nov. 2019
Place: Room 3105.

Camille Terrier (HEC Lausanne) – “Fiscal and Education Spillovers from Charter School Expansion”

Abstract: The fiscal and educational consequences of charter expansion for non-charter students are central issues in the debate over charter schools. Do charter schools drain resources and high-achieving peers from non-charter schools? This paper answers these questions using an empirical strategy that exploits a 2011 reform that lifted caps on charter schools for underperforming districts in Massachusetts. We use complementary synthetic control instrumental variables (IV-SC) and differences-in-differences instrumental variables (IV-DiD) estimators. The results suggest greater charter attendance increases per-pupil expenditures in traditional public schools and induces them to shift expenditure from support services to instruction and salaries. At the same time, charter expansion has a small positive effect on non-charter students’ achievement.

Organizer:

Morgane Guignard (CREST)

Sponsors:
CREST