IMT Institutional Repository: No conditions. Results ordered -Date Deposited. 2024-03-28T21:54:43ZEPrintshttp://eprints.imtlucca.it/images/logowhite.pnghttp://eprints.imtlucca.it/2017-07-17T09:10:36Z2017-07-17T09:10:36Zhttp://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/3719This item is in the repository with the URL: http://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/37192017-07-17T09:10:36ZSchool Infrastructure Spending and Educational Outcomes in Northern ItalyWe explore whether investment in public school infrastructure affects
students' achievement. We use data on extra funding to public
high schools after the 2012 Northern Italy earthquake and apply a
quasi-experimental design and an instrumental variable strategy. We find that spending on school infrastructure increases standardized test
scores in mathematics and Italian language, and the effect is stronger
for lower-achieving students and in mathematics. These results provide
evidence in favor of a positive impact of capital spending in improving
the learning environment and performances of high school
students.Alessandro Belmontealessandro.belmonte@imtlucca.itVincenzo BoveGiovanna D'Invernogiovanna.dinverno@imtlucca.itMarco Modica