Making citizens: The effects of attending a public versus a privately managed school on voter turnout
利用瑞典的断点回归设计和注册数据，研究发现就读公立学校与私立管理学校的学生在投票率上没有显著差异，表明在相同监管和资助条件下，两类学校都能培养公民的政治参与能力。
Abstract In this article, we examine how voter turnout is affected by attending a public versus a privately managed school in Sweden. Despite the rapid increase in school voucher programs throughout the world, few studies have examined the effects of attending a private voucher school on political participation, and research outside the US context is scarce. Sweden represents a different institutional context from those examined in previous research, as practically all privately managed schools—including for‐profit schools—are publicly funded and operate under the same regulatory conditions as public schools. Applying a regression‐discontinuity design and registry data, we find no significant difference in turnout between students who attended schools of the two types. Overall, our results suggest that public and privately managed schools could be just as capable of providing citizens with the resources to participate politically, as long as they operate under the same constraints regarding regulation and funding.