Sebastian is annoyed that after years of research economists still can't decide whether more spending on schools actually improves the quality of schools.
According to David Card and Alan Krueger:
"Thirty years after the Coleman report, it is unfortunate and frustrating that
more is not known about schooling. While most of the literature on test scores
points to little, if any, effect of school resources, some observational studies and
one actual experiment have found a connection. Decisions about educational resources
and reform have to be made in an environment of much uncertainty."
The full paper that this conclusion was from can be found here http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0895-3309%28199623%2910%3A4%3C31%3ASRASOA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-L
Saturday 3 January 2009
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