Document Type
Working Paper
Publication Date
2017
Document Number
17-29
Department/Program/Center
Economics
Abstract
In many states, public institutions of higher education have the autonomy to raise tuition. This has not been the case in Louisiana since a 1995 constitutional amend-ment required a two-thirds majority of the state legislature for any tuition increase. In November of 2016, voters in Louisiana rejected Amendment 2, a constitutional amendment that would have given state institutions of higher education autonomy in setting tuition. We examine parish-level voting on Amendment 2 using an empirical political economy model and find that parishes with a greater percentage of African-Americans and university employees were more likely to vote yes. Student enrollment at public institutions seemingly did not play a role in Amendment 2 losing.
Digital Commons Citation
Hall, Joshua C. and Karadas, Serkan, "Tuition Increases Geaux Away? Evidence from Voting on Louisiana's Amendment 2" (2017). Economics Faculty Working Papers Series. 16.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/econ_working-papers/16