A Programming Approach to Financing Public Education

James Colburn and Richard N. Boisvert

No 183953, Staff Papers from Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management

Abstract: This paper demonstrates how linear programming can be used to derive optimal values of the parameters in formulas allocating state aid to public schools in New York. Although disparities in expenditures and tax rates among districts are not easily reduced by formula modifications, the model identifies tradeoffs between distributions of tax burdens and educational resources.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Public Economics; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14
Date: 1982-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.183953

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