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and anti-poverty effects of state education are illustrated. …The effects of free of charge state education on income distribution are often studied by allocating government … education outlays to households, assuming that these outlays equal the benefit which households attach to state schooling. This …
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Development Index (IHDI), the Gender Inequality Index (GII), and a new Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). The paper introduces …
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This paper characterizes Singapore's efforts to tackle the problem of persistent racial inequality in terms of the notion of fair meritocracy. Singapore's race policy attempts to level the playing field through its unique race-based self-help organizations and a comprehensive, racially...
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distribution of pupils which are similar to those observed in local education authorities in London, UK. The model represents â … and education system policies the model can be used to investigate. …
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inequality in total consumption expenditure by different sources (food, education, health, durable goods and other items … equal during the past two decades, represent a declining share of total consumption. In contrast, expenditures on education … expenditure on food items, inequality contributions of expenditures on all other heads including education, health, durable goods …
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in Vietnam. In 2005, Holsinger called for further analysis of education inequality. Here we take up this challenge, with … education spending or attainment per se, but of its concentration along income lines. …
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Previous research has suggested that a new marriage gradient has emerged in the United States, with marriage becoming increasingly the privilege of the better-educated. This article examines whether this is true for Europe and explores differences in the marriage gradient among 25 European...
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fertility but less investment for child education than skilled parents. Public education reduces the fertility gap but may …
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This paper analyzes the roles of location (rural and urban sectors) and education in the distribution of economic well … large expenditure disparities across education levels but that these are more pronounced in the urban sector than the rural …
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