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dc.contributor.authorReiling, Rune Borgan
dc.contributor.authorSalvanes, Kari Vea
dc.contributor.authorSandsør, Astrid Marie Jorde
dc.contributor.authorStrøm, Bjarne
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-22T11:05:39Z
dc.date.available2021-10-22T11:05:39Z
dc.date.created2021-06-22T13:20:05Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationEuropean Journal of Political Economy. 2021, 1-13.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0176-2680
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2824982
dc.description.abstractThe use of intergovernmental grants in educational policies may give rise to a conflict between gains attributable to local flexibility and the central government’s intention to narrow gaps in school spending and resource use across local jurisdictions. This paper estimates the impact on school resources of a Norwegian central government grant intended to decrease the student-teacher ratio in primary school (grades 1–4). The grant was given to the 100 municipalities with the highest student-teacher ratios out of more than 400 municipalities. Using a difference-in-differences approach, our results show that Norwegian municipalities did not increase teacher density in primary schools, despite receiving extra grants for this purpose. Though we cannot rule out that there was some take-up of our grant, we can exclude full take up. Our results suggest that strong enforcement mechanisms may be necessary for earmarked grants to affect local allocation of resources as intended by central governments, although this might come at the cost of reducing local flexibility.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleThe effect of central government grants on local educational policyen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.source.pagenumber1-13en_US
dc.source.journalEuropean Journal of Political Economyen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2021.102006
dc.identifier.cristin1917688
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