Svoboda, Richard
(2017)
Essays on the Market for Higher Education and Public Policies.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
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Abstract
My dissertation analyzes the government provision of education. The first chapter evaluates how state performance-based funding affects student outcomes and other intermediate measures. I find significant increases to completion rates, retention rates and student's future income attributed to these programs. Further, the improvements increase with the amount of state funding allocated based on college performance. My second chapter uses a quantitative equilibrium model of the market for higher education to evaluate the impact of performance-based federal financial aid. The model reveals that basing a rating system entirely on one measure may lead to minor increases in the incentivized area and considerable decreases in other areas. My final chapter develops a majority voting model with both K-12 and post-secondary education to gain insight into how the education budget is allocated in the presence of heterogeneous agents with conflicting preferences. The model predicts an inverted U-shape relationship between income inequality and the education fund allocation within a state. This prediction is confirmed by the data.
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| Item Type: |
University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
28 September 2017 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
24 May 2017 |
| Approval Date: |
28 September 2017 |
| Submission Date: |
24 May 2017 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
173 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Economics |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Public Economics, Higher Education, Education Finance, Incentivized Compensation |
| Date Deposited: |
29 Sep 2017 00:51 |
| Last Modified: |
29 Sep 2017 00:51 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/32164 |
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