| Autor: |
Fabian Eckert, Tatjana Kleineberg |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| DOI: |
10.1596/1813-9450-9574 |
| Popis: |
Children’s education and economic opportunities differ substantially across US neighborhoods. This paper develops and estimates a spatial equilibrium model that links children’s education outcomes to their childhood location. Two endogenous factors determine education choices in each location: local education quality and local labor market access. We estimate the model with US county-level data and study the effects of a school funding equalization on education outcomes and social mobility. The reform’s direct effects improve education outcomes among children from low-skill families. However, the effects are weaker in spatial general equilibrium because average returns to education decline and residential and educational choices of low-skill families shift them toward locations with lower education quality. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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