National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education Teachers College , Columbia University

National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education Teachers College , Columbia University Home Schooling : School Choice and Women ’ s Time Use

Occasional Paper No. 18 National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education Teachers College, Columbia University Political Preferences and the Privatization of Education: Evidence from the UK

This paper investigates the determinants of political support for the privatization of education in the UK. The electorate is assumed to apply cost-benefit calculations, depending on their circumstances; a set of criteria for evaluating educational reforms is linked to individual voters' characteristics. It is then possible to identify which voters would oppose or advocate educational reforms s...

Occasional Paper No. 23 National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education Teachers College, Columbia University International Experience with Demand-led Financing: Education Vouchers in the USA, Great Britain and Chile

This paper reviews the research evidence on vouchers and considers the factors that make education vouchers a “live issue” in US education policy. These factors can be articulated in terms of Levin’s (2000a) notions of freedom of choice, productive efficiency, equity and social cohesion. It is possible to construct a reasonable case for voucher reform based on economic principles, triangulated ...

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A significant body of literature suggests that enterprises in the public education sector may differ from ‘standard production’ market firms in important ways. Substantial government involvement is then legitimized. However, this literature often uses within-sector comparisons of school types, rather than cross-sector comparisons of the education sector with other sectors. This paper compares t...

Occasional Paper No. 25 National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education Teachers College, Columbia University Markets in the Provision of Lifetime Learning: Evidence from the United Kingdom

2 – Post-compulsory lifetime learning has been the subject of substantial social, political and cultural investigation, but it has received little attention from economists. This is surprising because this sector operates in more market-like environments than schools; quality of provision is therefore anticipated to depend on the market structure. Using a large-scale survey of providers of life...