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Human capital accumulation and endogenous public expenditures

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  • Gerhard Glomm
  • B. Ravikumar

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In this paper, we present an overlapping‐generations model, where individuals accumulate human capital through formal schooling. We model the role of the public sector in schooling as one of collecting taxes from households and providing inputs to the learning technology. Public expenditures on schools are determined endogenously. Under plausible restrictions, our model's predictions qualitatively match the observations on schooling, public expenditures on education, and student‐teacher ratios. JEL Classification: E13, E62. Accumulation de capital humain et dépenses publiques endogènes. Dans ce mémoire, les auteurs présentent un modèle de générations qui se chevauchent où les individus accumulent du capital humain via l'éducation formelle. Le rôle du secteur public dans l'éducation est défini comme celui de collecteur d'impôts auprès des ménages et de fournisseur d'intrants dans la technologie d'apprentissage. Les dépenses publiques en éducation sont déterminées de manière endogène. A partir de restrictions plausibles, les prédictions du modèle s'arriment qualitativement aux observations sur le monde scolaire, aux dépenses publiques en éducation, et aux ratios élèves/enseignants.

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  • Gerhard Glomm & B. Ravikumar, 2001. "Human capital accumulation and endogenous public expenditures," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 34(3), pages 807-826, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:canjec:v:34:y:2001:i:3:p:807-826
    DOI: 10.1111/0008-4085.00100
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    • E13 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Neoclassical
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory

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