Scientists Mikael Lindahl and Anders Böhlmark, both affiliated to IFAU, have found positive effects of the Swedish reform that in 1992 opened up for privately managed schools: "Average school results improved in municipalities with higher percentage of privately managed schools. The improvements include both students in public and private schools", Lindahl and Böhlmark reported at a seminar organized by SNS on December 4. The study and the seminar is part of collaboration between IFN and SNS on the service sector economy. IFN-researcher Jonas Vlachos was invited to comment on the report.
Have private schools improved student performance?
4 December 2012
On december 4, Scientists Mikael Lindahl and Anders Böhlmark, both affiliated to IFAU, presented a report in which they have found positive effects of the Swedish reform that in 1992 opened up for privately managed schools. IFN-researcher Jonas Vlachos was invited to comment on the report.