Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Arthur Grimes
Author-X-Name-First: Arthur	
Author-X-Name-Last: Grimes
Author-Email: arthur.grimes@motu.org.nz
Author-Workplace-Name: Motu Economic and Public Policy Research; University of Waikato
Author-Name: Steven Stillman
Author-X-Name-First: Steven	
Author-X-Name-Last: Stillman
Author-Email: steven.stillman@otago.ac.nz
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Otago; Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Author-Name: Chris Young
Author-X-Name-First: Chris	
Author-X-Name-Last: Young
Author-Email: chris.young@motu.org.nz
Author-Workplace-Name: Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Title: Homeownership, Social Capital and Parental Voice in Schooling
Abstract:  We investigate the effects of homeownership on parents? involvement in local school elections. We use 2007 New Zealand school board of trustees data to examine whether schools where parents have high rates of homeownership experience high parental voting turnout in elections. We also investigate whether homeownership influences the probability that a school board proceeds to election, indicating parental willingness to serve as a school trustee. Similarly, we examine whether state-owned social housing rates affect these outcomes. We compile results initially without controlling for other factors, and then controlling for a wide range of other characteristics, to test the robustness of simple observed associations between homeownership and state-ownership rates and outcome variables. Our findings show no discernible effect of homeownership on parental voting turnout in school elections after controls are added (contrary to the simple positive association), but a (robust) positive impact of both homeownership and state-ownership rates on the probability that a school holds an election.
Length: 32 pages
Creation-Date:  2011-11
File-URL: https://motu-www.motu.org.nz/wpapers/11_11.pdf
Number: 11_11
Classification-JEL: I28; R23; Z13
Keywords: Homeownership; school elections; parental voice; social capital
Handle: RePEc:mtu:wpaper:11_11