Saving the American Dream? Education Policies in Spatial General Equilibrium
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. This paper estimates the model with US county-level data and studies 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.
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| Format: | Working Paper biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021-03
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| Subjects: | EDUCATION QUALITY, INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY, EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, EDUCATION REFORM, LABOR MARKET, ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY, SPATIAL ECONOMICS, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/966501615382476637/Saving-the-American-Dream-Education-Policies-in-Spatial-General-Equilibrium https://hdl.handle.net/10986/35252 |
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