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Peer reviewedBorland, Melvin V.; Howsen, Roy M. – Economics of Education Review, 1993
Attempts to estimate a critical level of market concentration within the educational sector for Kentucky. The critical Herfindahl was estimated at 0.50. Counties experiencing a Herfindahl index at or above this number can expect, on average, a 1.6 percentage point decrease (or a 3% reduction) in student achievement scores. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Effectiveness, Competition, Scores
