2005
DOI: 10.1590/s0101-41612005000100003
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Educational system, income inequality and growth: the median voter's decision

Abstract: I analyze a long run educational policy as a mechanism to close the income gap among low, median and high-income families. If the choice is made endogenous by the use of the median voter theorem, the results are as follow: i) public education system guarantees income convergence, however the income growth rate of the median voter is smaller; ii) the combination public and private (hybrid) educational system allows faster income growth rate, but income inequality is almost the natural outcome. The ending result… Show more

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“…Eckstein and Zilcha (1994) establish a minimum level of compulsory education (publicly financed) reducing income inequality. Public education improves income distribution (Dias, 2005), and Chen (2005) recommends policy raising public-school enrollment rates. Glomm and Ravikumar (1992) determine public education reduces income inequality faster than private, while Dias (2005) finds a combination of public and private education perpetuates income inequality.…”
Section: Education and Income Distribution In Previous Literature Edumentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Eckstein and Zilcha (1994) establish a minimum level of compulsory education (publicly financed) reducing income inequality. Public education improves income distribution (Dias, 2005), and Chen (2005) recommends policy raising public-school enrollment rates. Glomm and Ravikumar (1992) determine public education reduces income inequality faster than private, while Dias (2005) finds a combination of public and private education perpetuates income inequality.…”
Section: Education and Income Distribution In Previous Literature Edumentioning
confidence: 99%