Publications and Working Papers
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A Big Step Backwards on Education Finance (August, 2002)
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"Examining the Nature and Magnitude of Intra-District Resource Disparities in Four Mid-Size New York State School Districts," 2007. Paper prepared for the Education Finance Research Consortium. Larry Miller and Ross Rubenstein (Center for Policy Research at Syracuse University).
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"Maternal Work Hours and Adolescents' School Outcomes Among Low-Income Families in Four Urban Counties," 2007. Lisa A. Gennetian (The Brookings Institution, Economic Studies), Leonard M. Lopoo, and Andrew London. (Center for Policy Research at Syracuse University).
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"The Impact of School District Consolidation on Housing Prices," July, 2007. Yue Hu (Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison) and John Yinger (Center for Policy Research at Syracuse University).
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"Municipal Bond Ratings and Citizens' Rights," May, 2007. John Yinger (Center for Policy Research at Syracuse University).
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"The Unintended Consequences of Property Tax Relief: New York State's STAR Program," January, 2007. Tae Ho Eom (Public Administration, Yonsei University), William Duncombe (Center for Policy Research at Syracuse University) and John Yinger (Center for Policy Research at Syracuse University)
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"Should a High School Adopt Advanced Placement or a Concurrent Enrollment Program? An Expected Benefit Approach," Summer 2009. Donald H. Dutkowsky, Jerry M. Evensky (Department of Economics, Syracuse University) and Gerald S. Edmonds (Director, Syracuse University Project Advance). Education Finance and Policy 4(3): 263-277.
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"Understanding
the Incentives in California’s Education Finance
System," December
2006. William Duncombe and John Yinger (Center for
Policy Research at Syracuse University).
"Understanding
the Incentives in California’s Education Finance
System," December
2006. William Duncombe and John Yinger (Center for
Policy Research at Syracuse University).
"The No
Child Left Behind Act: Have Federal Funds Been Left
Behind?" September 2006. William Duncombe (Center
for Policy Research at Syracuse University), Anna
Lukemeyer (University of Nevada at Las Vegas)
and John Yinger (Center for Policy Research at Syracuse
University).
"Recruiting Highly Qualified
Teachers: Do District Recruitment Practices Mattter?" 2008. William Duncombe, and Dana Balter (Center
for Policy Research at Syracuse University).
Public
Finance Review, 36: pp. 33-62.
"Responding to the Charge of
Alchemy: Strategies for Evaluating the Reliability and
Validity of Costing-Out Research," 2006. William Duncombe (Center for Policy Research at
Syracuse University). Paper Presented at the O’Leary
Symposium, Chicago, IL, February 17, 2006.
The Journal of Education
Finance.
"New
Stakes and Standards, Same Ol' Spending? Evidence from
New York City High Schools."
March 2005. Patricia Latarola and Ross Rubenstein,
Working Paper
"How
Much More Does a Disadvantaged Student Cost?
October, 2005, William Duncombe
and John Yinger (Center for Policy Research at Syracuse
University).
Economics
of Education Review,
24 (5) (October 2005): 513-532.
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"Developing a Financial
Condition Indicator System (FCIS) for New York State
School Districts,"
May 2003.
Special Report:
by William Duncombe and Bernard Jump (Center for Policy
Research at Syracuse University) and Salwa Ammar and
Ronald Wright of Le Moyne College.
"State
Aid and the Pursuit of Educational Equity: Lessons
for New York,"
John Yinger (Center for Policy Research at Syracuse
University), Educational Change: A Journal of Role
Analysis and Institutional Change, Volume: Spring
2003-2004.
"Do
Whole-School Reform Programs Boost Student Performance?
The Case of New York City,"
Final Report submitted to the Smith Richardson
Foundation by Robert Bifulco, Carolyn Bordeaux, William
Duncombe and John Yinger.
"Addressing Self-Selection Bias in Quasi-Experimental
Evaluations of Whole-School Reform: A Comparison of
Methods," Robert
Bifulco (Duke University), Center for Child and Family
Policy,
Full Report
"Alternative
Paths to Property Tax Relief,"
William Duncombe and John Yinger Property Taxation and
Local Government Finance, Cambridge, MA:
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy,
"Evaluating School Performance: Are We Ready for
Prime-Time,"
Robert Bifulco and William Duncombe, Developments in
School Finance, 1999-2000, in William J. Fowler
(ed.) National Center for Education Statistics,
Washington, DC., NCES 2002-316: 11-28.
"Revisiting
Economies of Size in Education: Are We Any Closer to a
Consensus?"
(Pre-Print article) Matthew Andrews, William Duncombe
and John Yinger.
Economics of Education Review, forthcoming.
Reprinted with permission from Elsevier Science *A
single copy of this article can be downloaded or printed
for your personal research and study.
Abstract
"Identifying
Low-Performance in Public Schools," Salwa
Ammar, Robert Bifulco, William Duncombe and Ronald
Wright, Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2000, pp.
259-287.
Abstract
"Financing
Higher Student Performance Standards" The Case of New
York State,"
William Duncombe and John Yinger.
Economics of Education Review, October 2000, pp.
363-386. *A single copy of this article can be
downloaded or printed for your personal research and
study. ©2000 Elsevier. Reprinted with permission from
Elsevier Science.
Abstract
"Performance Standards and Educational Cost Indexes: You
Can't Have One without the Other,"
William Duncombe and John Yinger. Equity and
Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives.
Chapter 8 in Helen F. Ladd, Rosemary Chalk, and Janet S.
Hansen (eds.),Reprinted with permission from Equity and
Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives.
©1999 by the National Academy of Science. Courtesy of
the National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
Abstract
"Tax Policy and Public School
Finance," Lloyd A. Blanchard and William D.
Duncombe. Handbook on Taxation. W. Bartley Hildreth and
James A. Richardson (eds.), Vol. 72 of Public
Administration and Public Policy, Jack Rabin, Executive
Editor.
Abstract
"Balancing
Conflicting Policy Objectives: The Case of School
Finance Reform,"
Jocelyn M. Johnston and William Duncombe. (©1999 Public
Administration Review), 58(2): 145-158. This article may
be used for research purposes, and no further
distribution of this material is permitted without
permission from the publishers.
Abstract
"Financing
Higher Standards in Public Education: The Importance of
Accounting for Educational Costs,"
William Duncombe and John Yinger. Center for Policy
Research, Policy Brief No.10/1998. Syracuse University,
Syracuse, NY.
"School Finance Reform: Aid Formulas and Equity
Objectives," William Duncombe and John Yinger. National
Tax Journal, L1(2): 239-262. For reprint requests see
http://ww.ntanet.org
Abstract
"An
Analysis of Two Educational Policy Changes in New York
State: Performance Standards and Property Tax Relief,"
William Duncombe and John Yinger. New York State Board
of Regents Final Report: Educational Finance to Support
High Learning Standards.(©1998 NYS Department of
Education. Reprinted with permission.)
Abstract
"Why Is It So Hard to Help
Central Schools?" William Duncombe and John Yinger. Journal
of Policy Analysis and Management, 16(1): 85-113.
Abstract
"Empirical
Evaluation of Bureaucratic Models of Inefficiency,"
William Duncombe, Jerry Miner, and John Ruggiero. Public
Choice 93: 1-18. ©1997
Kluwer Academic Publishers. Reprinted
with kind permission from Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Abstract
"Alternative Approaches to Measuring the Cost of Education," William Duncombe, John Ruggiero, and John Yinger. Chapter 10 in Helen F. Ladd, (ed.), Holding Schools Accountable: Performance-Based Reform in Education. ©1996 The Brookings Institution. Reprinted with permission. Abstract
"Potential
Cost Savings from School District Consolidation: A
Case Study of New York,"
William Duncombe, Jerry Miner, and John Ruggiero, Economics
of Education Review, 14(3): 265-284. (©1995
Elsevier) Reprinted with permission from Elsevier
Science. *A single copy of this article can be
downloaded or printed for our personal research and
study.
Abstract
"On
the Measurement and Causes of Technical Inefficiency in
Local Public Services: With an Application to Public
Education," John Ruggiero, William Duncombe, and Jerry
Miner. Journal of Public Administration Research and
Theory, 5(4): 403-428.
Abstract
"The Case for Equalizing
Aid," Helen Ladd and John Yinger. National Tax Journal,
March 1994, pp. 221-224. For reprint requests see
http://ww.ntanet.org.
"The
Fiscal Condition of School Districts in Nebraska: Is
Small Beautiful?"
Kerri Ratcliffe, Bruce Riddle and John Yinger.
Economics of Education
Review, Jan.1990, pp. 81-99.
©1990 Elsevier. Reprinted with permission from Elsevier
Science. *A single copy of this article can be
downloaded or printed for our personal research and
study.
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