The Effect of Charter School Legislation on Market Share

• Published in: Education policy analysis archives Vol. 12; no. 66; pp. 66 - 83
• Main Authors: Kúscová, Simona, Buckley, Jack
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida 30.11.2004; Arizona State University
• Subjects: Charter Schools; Data Interpretation; Educational Demand; Educational Legislation; Educational Policy; Enrollment Rate; Enrollment Trends; Performance Factors; Policy Analysis; Predictor Variables; School Choice

Many proponents of school choice use the claim of the market’s capability to enhance efficiency and improve performance to call for its expansion. But no markets are perfectly competitive, and the local market for public goods is filled with institutional arrangements that make it differ from the ne...