Public Sector Decentralization and School Performance: International Evidence

Using a panel of international student test scores 1980 – 2000 (PISA and TIMSS), panel fixed effects estimates suggest that government spending decentralization is conducive to student performance. The effect does not appear to be mediated through levels of educational spending.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Falch, Torberg ; Fischer, Justina A. V.
Institutions:	Institut für Außenhandel und Wirtschaftsintegration, Fachbereich Volkswirtschaftslehre
Subject:	Fiscal Decentralization \| Student Achievement \| Federalism \| PISA \| TIMSS \| Education \| School Quality

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Published in Hamburg Contemporary Economic Discussions, Issue 31, 2010 Number 031 11 pages
Classification:	C33 - Models with Panel Data ; H2 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue ; I2 - Education ; H40 - Publicly Provided Goods. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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