This paper examines the argument for public provision of certain private goods, like education and health, based on … distribution of these goods. A given quality of education or health services can be consumed for free in the public sector, but …

This paper is an empirical investigation of inequality of education opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa … born into on their academic achievement in science and mathematics. From the variation in inequality of education … opportunities across countries and over time we draw lessons on the influence of different education systems or changes in policy …

modern, conceptually clear and easy to mobilize in policy design. In this paper, we apply Roemer’s theory to education policy … close to the end of compulsory education). Using Brazilian data, we find that implementing an equal-opportunity policy … education production function, we then identify ways of reducing financial reallocations needed to achieve equality of …