Redistribution and subsidies for higher education

被引:14
作者
Beviá, C [1 ]
Iturbe-Ormaetxe, I
机构
[1] Univ Autonoma Barcelona, ES-08193 Barcelona, Spain
[2] CODE, ES-08193 Barcelona, Spain
[3] Univ Alicante, ES-03080 Alicante, Spain
关键词
higher education; taxation; redistribution;
D O I
10.1111/1467-9442.00289
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The financing of higher education through public spending imposes a transfer of resources from taxpayers to university students and their parents. We provide an explanation for this phenomenon. Those who attend institutions of higher education will earn more income in the future and will pay more taxes. People whose children do not receive higher education, however, should agree to help pay the cost of such education. providing that taxes are sufficiently high to ensure an adequate redistribution in favor of their own children at some time in the future.
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页码:321 / 340
页数:20
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