The level of education spending may not only be determined by a school district's characteristics, but also by the characteristics of neighboring school districts. To properly evaluate these impacts, I use the Lesage and Pace (2009) approach which develops summary impact measures for inference...

Several econometric issues within the field of education finance, which have not been fully explored to date, are addressed. Focusing on demographic factors and per-pupil expenditure in the United States, an econometric model that incorporates spatial analysis is developed and a unique framework...

In the public finance literature it is well understood that a community's spending can be affected by neighboring communities' spending. It is relatively straightforward to see why these spillovers exist. For example, if a school district increases its spending on public education, this could...