Are Public Subsidies to Higher Education Regressive ?
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- William R. Johnson, 2006. "Are Public Subsidies to Higher Education Regressive?," Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press, vol. 1(3), pages 288-315, June.
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Keywords
: higher education; subsidy; progressivity Classification-JH23; I22;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2006-11-18 (Education)
- NEP-PBE-2006-11-18 (Public Economics)
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