Fiscal and Education Spillovers from Charter School Expansion / Matthew Ridley, Camille Terrier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ridley, Matthew.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Terrier, Camille.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w25070.

NBER working paper series no. w25070

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2018.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Print version record

September 2018.