The effects of school spending on educational and economic outcomes: Evidence from school finance reforms

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 157-218

  Kirabo Jackson, C ^a,c   Johnson, Rucker C ^b,c   Persico, Claudia ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATION REFORM; PRIMARY EDUCATION; PUBLIC SPENDING; STUDENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84960330813     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjv036     Document Type: Article

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