TY  - JOUR
AB  - We examine the impact of wind energy installation on school district finances and student achievement using data on the timing, location, and capacity of the universe of U.S. installations from 1995 through 2017. Wind energy installation substantially increased district revenues, causing large increases in capital outlays, but only modest increases in current spending, and little to no change in class sizes or teacher salaries. We find zero impact on student test scores. Using administrative data from Texas, the country’s top wind energy producer, we find zero impact of wind energy installation on high school completion and other longer-run student outcomes.
AU  - Brunner, Eric
AU  - Hoen, Ben
AU  - Hyman, Joshua
DA  - February 2021
DO  - 10.26300/ssze-jq26
PY  - 2021
ST  - School District Revenue Shocks, Resource Allocations, and Student Achievement: Evidence from the Universe of U.S. Wind Energy Installations
T2  - EdWorkingPapers.com
TI  - School District Revenue Shocks, Resource Allocations, and Student Achievement: Evidence from the Universe of U.S. Wind Energy Installations
UR  - https://www.edworkingpapers.com/ai21-352
ID  - 326
ER  -