Public spending on education: Its impact on students skipping classes and completing school

Yamamura, Eiji (2010): Public spending on education: Its impact on students skipping classes and completing school.

Abstract

Empirical results using cross-country data suggest that public spending on education increases the rate of students skipping school but does not influence the rate of students completing school. This infers that public spending on education leads to a deterioration in the effectiveness of education.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Public spending; education; skipping class; incentive
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I21 - Analysis of Education; H - Public Economics > H5 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies > H52 - Government Expenditures and Education

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