Replication Package: School Finance Reforms and Educational Outcomes — A Partial Replication and Out-of-Sample Extension of Jackson, Johnson & Persico (2016)

This replication package accompanies a practitioner note that partially replicates and extends Jackson, Johnson & Persico (2016), 'The Effects of School Spending on Educational and Economic Outcomes: Evidence from School Finance Reforms,' Quarterly Journal of Economics 131(1): 157-218. Contents: Python analysis scripts (01-05) Reform timing data digitized from JJP Appendix Table A1 (28 states, 1971-1990) Processed results tables (Tables 2, 3, 5, 7) in CSV format Figures (event study, SEDA scatter) Practitioner note (Markdown) Claude AI verification log Data download script for raw sources (Census INDFIN, ACS PUMS, SEDA) Data sources used: Census Bureau INDFIN 1967-1991 (public domain); ACS 2019 PUMS for 10 states (public domain); SEDA v6.0 (Stanford, non-redistributable - download script provided). Raw Census files are included; SEDA must be downloaded separately via the included script. GitHub repository: https://github.com/aturetsky/k12-education-research