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Standard needs of the italian primary schools

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  • Agnese Sacchi
  • Giuseppe Di Giacomo
  • Aline Pennisi

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The education sector in Italy is mainly public and highly centralized concerning both financial and regulatory aspects. However, there are significant disparities in school spending and students’ performance across regions. This heterogeneity is also relevant in relation to the ongoing fiscal decentralization process, which could imply the assignment of responsibility for education to sub-central governments or, even more directly, to schools. The aim of the paper is to estimate the standard financial requirement for a sample of about 1,000 primary schools for the year 2009/2010, based on the demand of service (e.g., the number of students, the type of school), and compare it with the current endowment in order to evaluate whether a better allocation of available resources can be obtained. Results suggest that the actual spending is quite far from the standard for all schools; most of them should get a positive correction, receiving more resources to accomplish their tasks.

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  • Agnese Sacchi & Giuseppe Di Giacomo & Aline Pennisi, 2012. "Standard needs of the italian primary schools," Departmental Working Papers of Economics - University 'Roma Tre' 0165, Department of Economics - University Roma Tre.
    • Handle: RePEc:rtr:wpaper:0165
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    Keywords

    standard financial requiremente; school spending; fiscal decentralization reform; resource allocation; Italy;
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    JEL classification:

    • H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
    • H70 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - General
    • I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy

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