Public education for the children left behind

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This paper examines the role of public education in the context of parental migration, and it studies the effects of an expansive income tax policy that is adopted to increase public education expenditure per pupil. It is shown that such a policy may exacerbate income inequality in the long run if for the less skilled dynasties, the benefits of more public spending on education does not make up for the negative effects of increased parental absences. However, if the migration-induced tax base erosion is not severe, an expansive income tax policy indeed enhances future human capital for all dynasties, and moreover, it may help the less skilled households escape from the poverty trap, thus reducing long-run income inequality.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 4833

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General ; National Government Expenditures and Education ; Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration ; Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General
• Subject: Human capital ; income inequality ; parental migration ; public education expenditure ; tax base erosion ; Öffentliche Bildungsausgaben ; Bildungsinvestition ; Eltern ; Internationale Wanderung ; Einkommensteuerpolitik ; Steueraufkommen ; Einkommensverteilung ; Bildungsniveau ; Theorie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Camacho, Carmen ; Shen, I-ling
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2010

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/36810
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET