作者：Henry, GT; Gordon, CS
作者单位：University System of Georgia; Georgia State University; University System of Georgia; Georgia State University; University System of Georgia; Georgia State University
摘要：The emergence of publicly subsidized preschool raises important policy questions about the role of market forces and, in places where competition to provide these services exists, presents a setting in which the effects of competition on educational outcomes can be tested. We test neo-institutional hypotheses concerning the effects of competition to provide publicly-funded prekindergarten (pre-k) services on the performance of public schools and private organizations. We use student-level data...
作者：Weil, D; Fung, A; Graham, M; Fagotto, E
作者单位：Boston University; Harvard University
摘要：Regulatory transparency-mandatory disclosure of information by private or public institutions with a regulatory intent-has become an important frontier of government innovation. This paper assesses the effectiveness of such transparency systems by examining the design and impact of financial disclosure, nutritional labeling, workplace hazard communication, and five other diverse systems in the United States. We argue that transparency policies are effective only when the information they produ...
