TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Figlio, David N.
AU  - Hart, Cassandra M. D.
AU  - Karbownik, Krzysztof
        TI  - Effects of Scaling up Private School Choice Programs on Public School Students
        PY  - 2021/Apr/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 14342
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp14342
        AB  - Using a rich dataset that merges student-level school records with birth records, and leveraging a student fixed effects design, we explore how the massive scale-up of a Florida private school choice program affected public school students' outcomes. Program expansion modestly benefited students (through higher standardized test scores and lower absenteeism and suspension rates) attending public schools closer to more pre-program private school options. Effects are particularly pronounced for lower-income students, but results are positive for more affluent students as well. Local and district-wide private school competition are both independently related to student outcomes.
        KW  - school choice
KW  - school competition
KW  - student achievement
KW  - behavioral outcomes
        ER  -