Análise da competição espacial entre escolas particulares privadas na cidade de Salvador

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to analyze the impact of space on competition among private schools in Salvador. The theoretical literature suggests that student performance is a result of choices of educational inputs offered by the schools and then the most productive schools tend to attract more students. However, the empirical literature does not consider the effect of space on the competitive environment faced by schools. In this work, the main hypothesis is that schools face a tougher competition nearer they are from their competitors. Thus, we estimated the investment decisions of schools based on the performance of their students and students of their competitors using the School Census and the results of ENEM data. The results of rival schools students were spatially weighted and showed that the performance of the closest rival schools students has a significant effect on the decision to invest in more experienced teachers.