Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Abstract
We build a model where homogeneous workers can accumulate human capital by investing in education. Schools combine public resources and individual effort to generate productive skills. If skills are imperfectly compensated, then in equilibrium students may under-invest in effort. We examine the effect on human capital accumulation of three basic education finance policies. Increased tuition subsidies may not be beneficial because they increase enrollment but they may lower the incentives for student achievement, hence the skill level. Policies directed at enhancing the productivity of education or making degrees more informative are more successful at improving educational outcomes.
Recommended Citation
Blankenau, W., & Camera, G. (2009). Public Spending on Education and the Incentives for Student Achievement. Economica, 76(303), 505-527. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0335.2008.00687.x
Peer Reviewed
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Copyright
Wiley
Comments
This is the accepted version of the following article:
Blankenau, W., & Camera, G. (2009). Public Spending on Education and the Incentives for Student Achievement. Economica, 76(303), 505-527. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0335.2008.00687.x
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