School district consolidation policies: endogenous cost inefficiency and saving reversals

Some education policy studies suggest that consolidation of public school districts saves resources. However, endogeneity in cost models would result in incorrect estimates of the effects of consolidation. We use a new stochastic frontier methodology to examine district expenditures while handling e...

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Main Authors: Karakaplan, M.U (Author), Kutlu, L. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Verlag 2019
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