Jason B. Cook

Rent-Seeking through Collective Bargaining: Teachers Unions and Education Production

Jason B. Cook, Stéphane Lavertu, Corbin Miller. November 2020

Topics: Staffing, Finance, and Operations

Tags: Teacher well-being, Teacher hiring and retention

We explore how teachers unions affect education production by comparing outcomes between districts allocating new tax revenue amidst collective bargaining negotiations and districts allocating tax revenue well before. Districts facing union pressure increase teacher salaries and benefits, spend… more →
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Government Privatization and Political Participation: The Case of Charter Schools

Jason B. Cook, Vladimir Kogan, Stéphane Lavertu, Zachary Peskowitz. May 2019

Topics: Policy, Politics, and Governance

Tags: Charter schools, Poverty, Race, ethnicity, and education

Governments around the world have privatized public services in the name of efficiency and citizen empowerment, but some argue that privatization could also affect citizen participation in democratic governance. We explore this possibility by estimating the impact of charter schools (which are… more →
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