Is Comprehensive Education Really Free? A Study of the Effects of Secondary School Admissions Policies on House Prices

Dennis Leech and E. Campos

The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) from University of Warwick, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper reports on a study that tests the anecdotal hypothesis that the prices of houses near popular comprehensive schools carry a premium. Since local education authorities use admissions policies based on catchment areas and places in popular schools are very hard to obtain from outside these areas - but easy from within them - parents have an incentive to move house for the sake of their children's education. This would be expected to be reflected in house prices. The study uses a cross sectional sample based on two popular schools in Coventry.

Keywords: PRICES; SCHOOLS; EDUCATION (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 I22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33 pages
Date: 2000
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