Suppose that appetite for education is uncorrelated across generations: children with a thirst for learning can be born into families that don’t share that bent, just as readily as a child born into a highly educated family may have no interest in school.

Consider the public good of education from the perspective of students who will use their local education system as a way to invest in their future human capital. What potential implications will a mismatch in parent and student appetite for education have for the efficiency of a Tiebout equilibrium in the funding of schools through local property taxes?