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Tax policy and Human Capital Accumulation in a Ressource-Constrained Growing Dual Economy

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  • Raghbendra Jha

    (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research)

  • Anandi P. Sahu

    (Oakland University)

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This article examines the role tax policy can play in fostering human capital accumulation in a resource-constrained dual economy whose population is growing. The study shows how human capital accumulation, in turn, affects the intersectoral terms of trade and the economic growth process of such an economy. The dual economy is assumed to consist of two sectors, agriculture and manufacturing. Production in agriculture requires unskilled labor, land, and capital, whereas production in the manufacturing sector requires skilled and unskilled labor and capital. Schooling facilities are limited, and access is rationed by the government. Moreover, schooling requires an investment of time. This article demonstrates the existence of a unique short-run equilibrium. It also demonstrates that the steady state equilibrium is unique and locally stable. Comparative steady state analysis suggests that a balanced budget increase in public investment in education (financed by a tax increase on capital income or incomes of skilled workers) alters the terms of trade between agriculture and manufacturing sectors and favorably affects the economic growth process.

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  • Raghbendra Jha & Anandi P. Sahu, 1997. "Tax policy and Human Capital Accumulation in a Ressource-Constrained Growing Dual Economy," Public Finance Review, , vol. 25(1), pages 58-82, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:pubfin:v:25:y:1997:i:1:p:58-82
    DOI: 10.1177/109114219702500104
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