Does immigration induce 'native flight' from public schools into private schools?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Betts, JR; Fairlie, RW
• 署名单位: University of California System; University of California San Diego; University of California System; University of California Santa Cruz; Northwestern University; University of Chicago
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(01)00164-5
• 发表日期: 2003
• 页码: 987-1012
• 关键词: immigrants; Private schools; Public schools; 'native flight'

摘要

The paper tests whether native-born American families respond to inflows of immigrants by sending their children to private school. The analysis uses 1980 and 1990 Census data from 132 metropolitan areas. For primary school students, no significant relation between immigration and private school enrolment is found. For secondary schools, a significant link emerges. For every four immigrants who arrive in public high schools, it is estimated that one native student switches to a private school. White students account for most of this flight. Natives appear to respond mainly to immigrant children who speak a language other than English at home. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.