Education Vouchers, Growth and Income Inequality

Buly Cardak

No 2004.03, Working Papers from School of Economics, La Trobe University

Abstract: This paper studies a growth model with public and private education alternatives. The impact of education vouchers for economic growth and the evolution of income inequality are considered. Results indicate that introducing education vouchers can increase economic growth. Households switching from public to private education experience higher incomes. This raises the tax base, in turn raising public education expenditures and growth of the whole economy. Vouchers are found to generally in- crease income inequality. Welfare comparisons show that voucher schemes may in some cases gain majority support, depending on assumptions and parameters. The results add a new dimension on which vouchers can be evaluated in the continuing policy debate.

Keywords: Education Choice; Growth; Income Distribution; Vouchers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 H20 I22 J24 O40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2004-03
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Working Paper: Education Vouchers, Growth and Income Inequality (2001)
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