What explains the large cross-country variation in the wage premium for higher education? Economic analyses of wage … differentials by education point to technological change and globalisation, but we know little about the impact of different types … of public policies. We argue that public education spending and tax-transfer policies contain the spread of “education …

inequality. -- education ; welfare ; poverty ; Ecuador …

opportunity by increasing mobility through such policies as equal provision of public education. This paper argues that this …

opportunity by increasing mobility through such policies as equal provision of public education. This paper argues that this …

productive abilities and education. Additionally, the system insures against 48% of lifetime earnings risk. Implementing a …

the form of in-kind collective expenditure (e.g., education, defense, infrastructure). The dominant assumption in the …, we find that public education spending goes disproportionately to the bottom half of the income distribution. A lump …-sum allocation provides a good approximation. Moving beyond the cross-section, we find that public education expenditure is …

productive abilities and education. Additionally, the system insures against 48% of lifetime earnings risk. Implementing a …