What Determines Private School Choice? A Comparison between the United Kingdom and Australia

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Australian Economic ReviewVolume 44, Issue 3 p. 308-320 Policy Forum: Funding of Public and Private Schools in Australia What Determines Private School Choice? A Comparison between the United Kingdom and Australia Lorraine Dearden, Lorraine Dearden Dearden: Institute of Education, University of London and Institute for Fiscal Studies; Ryan: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne; Sibieta: Institute for Fiscal Studies.Search for more papers by this authorChris Ryan, Chris Ryan Dearden: Institute of Education, University of London and Institute for Fiscal Studies; Ryan: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne; Sibieta: Institute for Fiscal Studies.Search for more papers by this authorLuke Sibieta, Luke Sibieta Dearden: Institute of Education, University of London and Institute for Fiscal Studies; Ryan: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne; Sibieta: Institute for Fiscal Studies. The authors would like to thank the Australian Research Council (ARC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for funding this research under their ARC–ESRC collaborative bid framework (Ref: ARC – LX0883152; ESRC – RES-000-22-2524). The authors would also like to thank Susan Dynarski and other conference participants who attended the Institute for Fiscal Studies event on ‘Determinants of Private Schooling’ on 17 June 2010 for constructive comments and suggestions. This article uses unit record data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. The HILDA Project was initiated and is funded by the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (Melbourne Institute). The findings and views reported in this article, however, are those of the authors and should not be attributed to either FaHCSIA or the Melbourne Institute. This article also uses the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS). Data from the BHPS were supplied by the UK Data Archive. Neither the original collectors of the data nor the archive bear any responsibility for the analysis or interpretations presented here.Search for more papers by this author Lorraine Dearden, Lorraine Dearden Dearden: Institute of Education, University of London and Institute for Fiscal Studies; Ryan: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne; Sibieta: Institute for Fiscal Studies.Search for more papers by this authorChris Ryan, Chris Ryan Dearden: Institute of Education, University of London and Institute for Fiscal Studies; Ryan: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne; Sibieta: Institute for Fiscal Studies.Search for more papers by this authorLuke Sibieta, Luke Sibieta Dearden: Institute of Education, University of London and Institute for Fiscal Studies; Ryan: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne; Sibieta: Institute for Fiscal Studies. The authors would like to thank the Australian Research Council (ARC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for funding this research under their ARC–ESRC collaborative bid framework (Ref: ARC – LX0883152; ESRC – RES-000-22-2524). The authors would also like to thank Susan Dynarski and other conference participants who attended the Institute for Fiscal Studies event on ‘Determinants of Private Schooling’ on 17 June 2010 for constructive comments and suggestions. This article uses unit record data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. The HILDA Project was initiated and is funded by the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (Melbourne Institute). The findings and views reported in this article, however, are those of the authors and should not be attributed to either FaHCSIA or the Melbourne Institute. This article also uses the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS). Data from the BHPS were supplied by the UK Data Archive. Neither the original collectors of the data nor the archive bear any responsibility for the analysis or interpretations presented here.Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 September 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8462.2011.00650.xCitations: 10 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume44, Issue3September 2011Pages 308-320 RelatedInformation