Policy Evaluation of Educational Reforms in the United States

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26780179
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Public finance/Public economy
• Research Institution: International University of Japan
• Principal Investigator: Jinnai Yusuke 国際大学, 国際関係学研究科, 准教授 (20723456)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 学校選択 / 成果報酬 / 情報公開 / 教育制度

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study evaluates the educational reform policies that have been introduced in the U.S. public education system over the past two decades. More specifically, this research examines (1) school choice programs where students can choose the school to enroll and (2) pay-for-performance programs that provide additional financial incentives for teachers and schools to improve students’ academic achievement. This study found that, in school choice, not only competition but also students composition plays a key role in improving test scores and that, in performance-based bonus programs, those schools who fail to receive bonuses significantly improve their performance in the following year.

Free Research Field

労働経済学、計量経済学