The Cost of Public Schooling in New York State: The Role of Scale and Efficiency in 1978-79
分解了大学区与小规模学区之间的成本差异，发现大学区的规模经济可能以牺牲教育产出效率为代价，并利用纽约州数据证明大学区效率更低，为政策制定提供参考。
Cost differentials between large and small school districts are decomposed into scale and efficiency effects. The analysis shows that scale economies enjoyed by large districts can come at the expense of the efficient production of educational outcomes. Attention is focused on the possible loss of efficiency associated with efforts to increase size by closing schools and consolidating school districts. Empirical evidence from New York State is presented which shows that lower levels of efficiency exist in large compared to small school districts. Implications for policy are explored.