Mobility, Targeting, and Private-School Vouchers

Thomas Nechyba ()

American Economic Review, 2000, vol. 90, issue 1, 130-146

Abstract: This paper uses general-equilibrium simulations to explore the role of residential mobility in shaping the impact of different private-school voucher policies. The simulations are derived from a three-district model of low-, middle-, and high-income school districts (calibrated to New York data) with housing stocks that vary within and across districts. In this model, it is demonstrated that school-district targeted vouchers are similar in their impact to non targeted vouchers but vastly different from vouchers targeted to low-income households. Furthermore, strong migration effects are shown to significantly improve the likely equity consequences of voucher programs.

JEL-codes: H73 I22 I28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
Note: DOI: 10.1257/aer.90.1.130
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