Econ Papers Daily / 期刊论文
进入公共服务的选择
Selection into Public Service
摘要
In this paper, we use narrowly-decided elections and housing transactions data to test for private returns from public office in the context of school boards in the U.S. We find no detectable effect of election to the school board on home prices in the neighborhoods of winning candidates. Stratifying by political affiliation reveals that homes appreciate in winning Republicans’ neighborhoods, but the estimate is not statistically robust. We do not find corresponding evidence for improvements in local school productivity, but we show that neighborhood public schools of Republican members also shift to serving more white students through attendance zone adjustments.
中文摘要
本文利用势均力敌的选举结果与住房交易数据，检验美国学区董事会中公职的私人回报。我们发现，当选学区董事对获胜候选人所在社区的房价无显著影响。按政治派别分层分析显示，共和党获胜者所在社区的房价有所上涨，但该估计在统计上并不稳健。我们未发现当地学校生产率改善的相应证据，但表明共和党成员所在社区的公立学校通过调整招生区域，转向服务更多白人学生。