Introduction / Caroline M. Hoxby and Kevin Stange -- What Healthcare Teaches Us about Measuring Productivity in Higher Education / Douglas Staiger -- The Productivity of U.S. Postsecondary Institutions / Caroline M. Hoxby -- Labor Market Outcomes and Postsecondary Accountability: Are Imperfect...

We analyze all but a few of the 47 charter schools operating in New York City in 2005-06. The schools tend locate in disadvantaged neighborhoods and serve students who are substantially poorer than the average public school student in New York City. The schools also attract black applicants to...