The perpetual inventory method used for the construction of education data per country leads to systematic measurement … education level between census data and observations constructed from enrolment data. We discuss a methodology for correcting …

Using two Dutch labour force surveys, employment assimilation of immigrants is examined. We observe marked differences … irrelevance of education for socio-economic position of immigrants once the country of origin has been controlled for. …

We argue that promoting education may be a means to reduceincome inequality. When workers of different skill levels … areimperfect substitutes in production, an increase in the level ofhuman capital in the economy reduces the return to education … atrade-off between the distortions of taxes on effort and the distortionsof education subsidies on the investment in human …

education subsidies and steep tax rates is more likely to prevail the larger the power oftrade unions to set wages, the better … education subsidies and relatively progressive incometaxes is found in countries where union membership is significant and the …

We apply theories of capital market failure to ana1yzeoptima1 financing of risky higher education. In the market … solution,students can only finance their education through debt. There isunderinvestment in human capita1, because some … equityfinancing of education coupled to provision of some income insuranceis the optimal way to finance education when private markets …

optimal education subsidies. Optimal subsidies on education ensure efficiency in human capital accumulation and thus play an … verify all investments in human capital, education policy offsets some but not all tax-induced distortions on learning. Non …-pecuniary educational costs (benefits) may increase (decrease) subsidies on education, especially if they are complementary to work effort. …

Should education be subsidized for the purpose of redistribution? The usual argument against subsidies to education … above the primary level is that the rich take up most education, so a subsidy would increase inequality. We show that there … there is a demand for redistribution, the general equilibrium effects on relative wages might make a subsidy to education an …