Robertson, Donald and Symons, James (1996) Self-selection in the state school system. CEPDP, 312. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, 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) |
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| Official URL: | http://cep.lse.ac.uk |
| Additional Information: | © 1996 the authors |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Sets: | Collections > Economists Online Research centres and groups > Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) |
| Rights: | http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/rights/LSERO.htm |
| Identification Number: | 312 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/20645/ |
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