Monday, April 4, 2022

We should spend more on education

 

This paper looks at the effects of improving public school quality on crime:

 "we find that students exposed to additional funding during elementary school were substantially less likely to be arrested in adulthood. We show that the Marginal Value of Public Funds of improving school quality (via increases in funding) is greater than one, even when considering only the crime-reducing benefits."

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