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Title: No Base Left Behind: The Impact of Military Base Closures on Educational Expenditures and Outcomes

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2014

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Abstract: This study examines the effects of military base closures on educational expenditures and student outcomes with a national panel data set of school districts between 1990 and 2002. We adopt difference-in-differences estimation in combination with propensity score matching and instrumental variables techniques to estimate these effects. We find that per-pupil spending increases by 25.2 percent in the first year, where it remains. We also find a substantial decrease in graduation rates, but an improving trend occurs in the years after the closure.

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Authors: Bogin, Alexander; Yeung, Ryan; Nguyen-Hoang, Phuong

Periodical (Full): Public Finance Review

Issue: 4

Volume: 42

Pages: 439-458

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