Can public policy affect private school cream skimming?

Citation
Dn. Figlio et Ja. Stone, Can public policy affect private school cream skimming?, J URBAN EC, 49(2), 2001, pp. 240-266
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF URBAN ECONOMICS
ISSN journal
00941190 → ACNP
Volume
49
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
240 - 266
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-1190(200103)49:2<240:CPPAPS>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
We investigate how key school and community characteristics interact with t he characteristics of individual students and families in determining the e nrollment patterns in public and private schools. Using unique, nationally- representative, individual-level data, we find evidence that a number of fa ctors plausibly influenced by public policy (e.g., school-district concentr ation, student-teacher ratios, and local violent crime rates) have powerful effects on the composition of public and private schools. (C) 2000 Academi c Press.