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Effects Of Exposure To Chinese Imports On School Spending And Revenue From Property Tax, Yilei Bao
Effects Of Exposure To Chinese Imports On School Spending And Revenue From Property Tax, Yilei Bao
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I analyze the effect of exposure to Chinese import competition on school revenues per student from property tax, from local sources, and school expenditures per student in 676 Commuting Zones (CZ) from 1990 to 2007. I discover a negative relationship on the CZ level between exposure per worker to Chinese import competition and school expenditure per student, as well as school revenue per student from local sources. In contrast, impact on school revenue per student from property tax is not statistically significant. On average, in a given period, an increase of 1000 dollars in import exposure is related to a …