Self-selection in the state school system

Robertson, Donald and Symons, James (1996) Self-selection in the state school system. CEPDP (312). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK. ISBN 0753009501

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Abstract

With diminishing returns to the peer group, it is optimal social policy to mix chldren in schools. We consider what happens when, contrary to the outcome being determined by a social planner, schools and children are free to seek each other out: with some caveats, this leads to perfect segregation by child quality. It is shown that this is the worst possible outcome. We show also that a competitive system produces the optimal allocation of children to schools.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://cep.lse.ac.uk
Additional Information:	© 1996 the authors
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Date Deposited:	12 Aug 2008 09:41
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 19:37
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/20645

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