Effects of Homestead Exemptions for Seniors and Disabled People on School Districts: Data and Analysis Files

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Alex E. Combs, University of Georgia; John Foster, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Version:  View help for Version V1

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Code for Replication.do text/x-stata-syntax 24.2 KB 01/29/2021 06:52:AM
county_locale.csv text/csv 4.2 KB 01/20/2021 02:36:PM
figure1-code.R text/x-r-syntax 2.4 KB 01/14/2021 06:26:AM
kyelemschoolsreplication.dta application/x-stata 11.9 MB 01/14/2021 07:57:AM
kyexemptreplicationdata.dta application/x-stata 1.9 MB 01/11/2021 01:12:PM
kyhighschoolsreplication.dta application/x-stata 4 MB 01/14/2021 06:43:PM
kymidschoolsreplication.dta application/x-stata 5.2 MB 01/11/2021 01:12:PM
readme.rtf application/rtf 4.5 KB 01/29/2021 06:51:AM
real-property-assessment-and-homestead-exemptions_2018.csv text/csv 15.4 KB 01/11/2021 01:12:PM

Project Citation: 

Combs, Alex E., and Foster, John. Effects of Homestead Exemptions for Seniors and Disabled People on School Districts: Data and Analysis Files. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-01-29. https://doi.org/10.3886/E131141V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This project estimates the demand for local education spending in Kentucky, then spending in the absence of a homestead exemption for seniors and people with a disability is simulated to estimate effects on school district expenditure and academic performance. We combine Census and National Center of Education Statistics data with detailed exemption and academic performance data from Kentucky’s Departments of Revenue and Education into a panel spanning 1999-2013.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms education costs; census data; property taxes
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Kentucky
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1999 – 2013 (Expenditure Analysis); 2001 – 2010 (Academic Achievement Analysis)
Universe:  View help for Universe Kentucky school districts
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data

Methodology

Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation School district-year within state

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