Jan
12
The Urban Economics of Pre-K for All
This 2019 report describes which U.S cities now offer pre-K and the quality and attributes of their respective programs. The local public finance of these early human capital investment programs has not been sufficiently studied. Both States and cities share the financing responsibilities.
Back in 2013, Alan Krueger wrote (see page 188) that the most interesting issue regarding Pre-K is the political economy of "who pays for it".
In 2015, I wrote a NBER paper on the Political Economy of Pre-K. The typical beneficiary of this program lives in the center city and is poor. The typical taxpayer for this program lives in the suburbs and is not poor. This physical spatial separation has implications for how the median voter evaluates this program's benefits and tax price.
Back in 2013, Alan Krueger wrote (see page 188) that the most interesting issue regarding Pre-K is the political economy of "who pays for it".
In 2015, I wrote a NBER paper on the Political Economy of Pre-K. The typical beneficiary of this program lives in the center city and is poor. The typical taxpayer for this program lives in the suburbs and is not poor. This physical spatial separation has implications for how the median voter evaluates this program's benefits and tax price.
