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1 online resource (xii, 128 pages) : illustrations |
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Lecture notes in economics and mathematical systems ; 557 |
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Lecture notes in economics and mathematical systems ; 557.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- 1 Outline of the Book -- Part I The Distributional Impact of Subsidies to Higher Education -- 2 Previous Studies -- 2.1 The Hansen-Weisbrod-Pechman Debate on the Distributional -- 2.2 Several Studies for Various Countries: A Brief Review -- 2.3 Grüske's Cross-Section Study -- 2.4 Helberger's Testimonial for the Transfer-Enqu ete-Commission -- 2.5 Wrong Claim for Justice? A Tax-Incidence Approach -- 2.6 Summary and Comparison of the Cross-Section Studies -- 3 Empirical Evidence Using GSOEP Data -- 3.1 Methodology and Data -- 3.2 The Distribution of Children from Various Income Brackets -- 3.3 Net-Transfer Calculation -- 3.4 Interpretation -- 3.5 Extensions. -- 3.6 Conclusion -- Part II The Distributional Impact of Subsidies to Higher Education -- 4 Previous Related Literature -- 4.1 Some Preliminary Remarks on Methodology -- 4.2 Grüske's Long-Run Analysis -- 4.3 Johnson's Seminal Paper -- 4.4 Nash Bargaining, Time Inconsistency and Open Economies -- 5 The Creedy ... François Model of Higher-Education -- 5.1 The Educational Choice of Individuals -- 5.2 Budget Constraint and Tax Base -- 5.3 A Critique of the Externalities in the Creedy-François-Model -- 6 The Distributional Effect of Public Subsidization Among -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Model -- 6.3 Subsidization and Efficiency -- 6.4 Subsidization and Equity: Are Subsidies Pareto-Improving? -- 7 Alternative Options for Funding -- 7.1 A Voluntary Graduate Tax -- Part III The Role of Progressive Taxation -- 8 Offsetting Subsidies and Progressive Taxation -- 8.1 Indirect Income-Tax Progression -- 8.2 Direct Income-Tax Progression -- 8.3 Direct and Indirect Income-Tax Progression. -- 8.4 Concluding Remarks -- 9 Limits of Distortion-Offsetting Subsidies -- 10 Summary and Conclusion -- Part IV Appendix -- A Appendix to the GSOEP -- B A Brief Glance on Bootstrap Confidence Intervals -- C Summary Statistics for the HIS Data -- D Summary Statistics for the GSOEP Data -- E Educational-Choice Margins Under Progressive Taxation -- F The Benefit and Cost Function Under a Directly and -- G Some Proofs and Derivatives -- References . -- List of Figures -- List of Tables |
| Summary |
Annotation It has become part of the conventional wisdom in the economics of education that subsidies to higher education have a regressive distributional effect. Given that relatively more children from wealthier families enroll in higher education, many economist assume that these subsidies to higher education have an unwanted distributional impact. This volume presents new empirical evidence for the cross-sectional point of view and provides an analytical framework for the longitudinal perspective. The present volume also analyzes the equity and efficiency effects of widely-discussed funding reforms and proposes a voluntary graduate tax |
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economie |
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economics |
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bedrijfswetenschap |
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management science |
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economisch beleid |
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economic policy |
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public finance |
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Management studies, Business Administration, Organizational Science (General) |
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Economics (General) |
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Management, bedrijfskunde, organisatiekunde (algemeen) |
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Economie (algemeen) |
| Notes |
Ph. D. University of Göttingen 2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-121) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Government aid to higher education -- Evaluation
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Tax incidence -- Mathematical models
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Social choice -- Mathematical models
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EDUCATION -- Finance.
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Tax incidence -- Mathematical models.
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Social choice -- Mathematical models.
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Hoger onderwijs.
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Subsidies.
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Economische aspecten.
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Inkomensverdeling.
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Government aid to higher education -- Evaluation.
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Affaires.
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Science économique.
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Economie de l'entreprise.
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Social choice -- Mathematical models
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Tax incidence -- Mathematical models
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Hoger onderwijs.
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Subsidies.
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Economische aspecten.
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Inkomensverdeling.
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dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783540285151 |
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3540285156 |
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3540261974 |
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9783540261971 |
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1280411821 |
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9781280411823 |
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9786610411825 |
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6610411824 |
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