Interactions between Federal Academic Earmarks and State Funding for Higher Education: An Instrumental Variables Approach

Autor/in	Delaney, Jennifer A.
Titel	Interactions between Federal Academic Earmarks and State Funding for Higher Education: An Instrumental Variables Approach
Quelle	In: Journal of Education Finance, 42 (2016) 1, S.49-78 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-9495
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Educational Finance; Federal Aid; State Aid; Financial Support; Expenditures; Student Financial Aid; Statistical Analysis; Least Squares Statistics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsfonds; Finanzielle Förderung; Ausgaben; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This study considers the relationship between federal academic earmarks and three types of state spending for higher education--general appropriations, capital outlays, and student financial aid. Often referred to as "pork," federal academic earmarks are both controversial and understudied. Using a unique panel dataset from 1990-2003, this study employs an instrumental variables approach based on Congressional committee representation to estimate the effect of federal academic earmarks on state spending for higher education. It does not appear that state policymakers trade off different types of spending for higher education following the receipt of federal academic earmarks. Instead, federal academic earmarks appear to have either neutral or complementary relationships with nearly all types of state spending for higher education. The effects are found to be robust to alternative specifications including analyses that incorporate time lags. Policy implications of these findings for institutional and state leaders are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01