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School Choice In Rural Georgia: An Empirical Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Andrew Keeler  and
Warren Kriesel
Andrew Keeler
Affiliation:
Agricultural and Applied Economics Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Warren Kriesel
Affiliation:
Agricultural and Applied Economics Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
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Abstract

Previous empirical studies of school choice have been at the national level, or have focussed on northeastern states. We estimate the demand for private education in rural Georgia, using proportion of private school attendance as an indicator variable. We find that income, tuition, race and school quality are important choice determinants. The results provide useful information for rural school administrators, and suggest that a tuition tax credit would have to be substantial to cause a significant exodus from public schools.

Keywords

school choiceeducational financerural areastuition tax credits
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , December 1994 , pp. 526 - 534
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1994

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