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Previous studies have linked Catholic schooling to higher academic achievement. We add to the literature on Catholic schooling by examining its effect on long-term wages in Australia, independent of effects on academic achievement. Using panel data from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics Australia (HILDA) survey and fixed effects estimation, we find that during the prime-age of a career, wages for Catholic school graduates progress with labor market experience at a greater rate, on average, than wages for public school graduates. Importantly, we find no evidence to suggest that these benefits are peculiar to Catholic schooling, with similar benefits estimated for graduates of independent private schools. These findings suggest that private schooling may be important in not only fostering higher academic achievement but also in better preparing students for a working life.

AbstractThe debate on school resources and educational outcomes has focused almost exclusively on spending levels. We extend this by analysing the relationship between student achievement and schools' budget allocations using panel data. Per‐pupil expenditure has no apparent link to improvement in students' standardised test scores. However, the allocation of the budget matters for student achievement in some grades. Ancillary teaching staff are linked to faster growth in numeracy and literacy in primary‐ and middle‐schools. Spending on experienced teachers is also important for writing achievement in the primary‐school years. On the whole, we find very little evidence of inefficient spending patterns.

The Australian Government launched the "My School" website in 2010 to provide standardised information about the quality of schools to the Australian public. This paper combines data from this website with home sales data for the state of Victoria to estimate the effect of the publication of school quality information on property prices. We use a difference-in-difference approach to estimate the causal effect of the release of information about high-quality and low-quality schools relative to medium-quality schools in the neighborhood and find that the release of information about high-quality schools increases property prices by 3.6 percent, whereas the release of information about low-quality schools has no significant effect. The findings indicate that many buyers are unaware of the relevance of school quality information and that real estate agents pursue a strategy of disclosing information about high-quality schools to increase the sales price. Results from a survey of Victorian real estate agents provide evidence in favor of this strategy.

The Australian Government launched the My School website in 2010 to provide standardised information about the quality of schools to the Australian public. This paper combines data from this website with home sales data for the state of Victoria to estimate the effect of the publication of school quality information on property prices. We use a difference-in-difference approach to estimate the causal effect of the release of information about high-quality and low-quality schools relative to mediumquality schools in the neighborhood and find that the release of information about high-quality schools increases property prices by 3.6 percent, whereas the release of information about low-quality schools has no significant effect. The findings indicate that many buyers are unaware of the relevance of school quality information and that real estate agents pursue a strategy of disclosing information about high-quality schools to increase the sales price. Results from a survey of Victorian real estate agents provide evidence in favor of this strategy. ; In 2010 startete die australische Regierung die My School website, um der australischen Öffentlichkeit standardisierte Informationen über die Qualität von Schulen zu liefern. Dieses Papier kombiniert Daten von dieser website mit Daten zum Verkauf von Wohneigentum in Victoria, um den Effekt der Veröffentlichung von Informationen über die Schulqualität auf Preise von Wohneigentum zu schätzen. Wir verwenden einen Differenzen-in-Differenzen-Ansatz, um den kausalen Effekt der Veröffentlichung von Informationen über Schulen mit hoher bzw. niedriger Qualität (im Vergleich zu mittlerer Qualität) zu ermitteln und finden dass die Veröffentlichung von Informationen über qualitativ hochwertige Schulen den Preis von Wohneigentum um 3,6 Prozent erhöht, während die Veröffentlichung von Informationen über qualitativ minderwertige Schulen keinen signifikanten Effekt hat. Die Ergebnisse weisen darauf hin, dass viele Käufer nicht wissen, dass Informationen über die Schulqualität relevant sind, und dass Makler die Strategie verfolgen, ausschliesslich Informationen über qualitativ hochwertige Schulen zu offenbaren, um den Verkaufspreis zu erhöhen. Ergebnisse einer Umfrage von Maklern bestätigen, dass Makler diese Strategie tatsächlich verfolgen.

The Australian Government launched the My School website in 2010 to provide standardised information about the quality of schools to the Australian public. This paper combines data from this website with home sales data for the state of Victoria to estimate the effect of the publication of school quality information on property prices. We use a difference-in-difference approach to estimate the causal effect of the release of information about high-quality and low-quality schools relative to medium-quality schools in the neighborhood and find that the release of information about high-quality schools increases property prices by 3.6 percent, whereas the release of information about low-quality schools has no significant effect. The findings indicate that many buyers are unaware of the relevance of school quality information and that real estate agents pursue a strategy of disclosing information about high-quality schools to increase the sales price. Results from a survey of Victorian real estate agents provide evidence in favor of this strategy.