Jason Cook, Vladimir Kogan, Stéphane Lavertu, and Zachary Peskowitz, 2020.
Governments around the world have privatized public services in the name of efficiency and citizen empowerment, but some argue that privatization could also affect citizen participation in democratic governance. We explore this possibility by estimating the impact of charter schools (which are publicly funded but privately operated) on school district elections. [download pdf]
