School funding, pupil performance and crime: a quasi-experimental study

学校经费、学生表现和犯罪：一项准实验研究

• 批准号: ES/W002620/1
• 负责人: William Cook
• 金额: $ 9.5万
• 依托单位: Manchester Metropolitan University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FW002620%2F1
• 关键词: funding; pupil; performance; crime; quasi

Low educational attainment is commonly identified as a driver of criminal behaviour. However, there is little evidence to support a causal relationship between education and crime, not least because of the challenge of controlling for factors that affect both education and crime, such as childhood household income. There is a growing evidence base, particularly from the US, that increases in school funding not only improves the attainment of pupils but also affects non-cognitive outcomes such as crime. The study conducted as part of the fellowship will test whether two historic school funding programmes that have been shown to have raised academic attainment also had the effect of reducing the chances of pupils committing crime whilst in education and/or afterwards into adulthood. It will use the latest techniques of applied microeconometrics to identify causal effects to go beyond simple statistical associations of education and crime and provide robust evidence for policy. The results of the study may have wide implications for how we think about the benefits of increased expenditure on schools, beyond simply improving academic results and towards giving young people, particularly disadvantaged pupils, a greater stake in society that reduces the risk of them committing crime. The project will deliver rigorous analysis and engage policy and academic stakeholders from the beginning.

教育程度低通常被认为是犯罪行为的驱动因素。然而，几乎没有证据支持教育与犯罪之间的因果关系，尤其是因为控制影响教育和犯罪的因素（例如儿童家庭收入）的挑战。越来越多的证据，特别是来自美国的证据表明，学校经费的增加不仅可以提高学生的学习成绩，而且还会影响犯罪等非认知结果。作为该奖学金的一部分进行的研究将测试两个历史悠久的学校资助计划是否已被证明可以提高学术成就，也可以减少学生在教育期间和/或成年后犯罪的机会。它将使用最新的应用微观计量经济学技术来识别因果效应，超越教育与犯罪的简单统计关联，并为政策提供强有力的证据。这项研究的结果可能会对我们如何看待增加学校支出的好处产生广泛的影响，而不仅仅是提高学业成绩，并让年轻人，特别是弱势学生，在社会中拥有更大的利益，从而降低他们犯罪的风险。该项目将从一开始就提供严格的分析并吸引政策和学术利益相关者。