The Long Term Effect of Education Spending Decentralization on Human Capital in Spain

Ouarda Merrouche ()

No 200708, Working Papers from Geary Institute, University College Dublin

Abstract: In 1980, seven out of the seventeen Spanish regions were devolved education spending responsibility. Using a difference-in-differences approach, which I show to be particularly credible in this context, I evaluate the long term effect of this reform on human capital. I find no robust evidence to corroborate the theoretically predicted benefits of decentralization.

JEL-codes: E6 E61 E65 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16 pages
Date: 2007-02-16
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