Essays about: "Public Spending on Education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words Public Spending on Education.

  1. 1. Family Matters : Equality of Opportunity for Skill Formation and How Educational Spending Policies Affect It

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Marcus Harvey Isaksson; Ibou Traore; [2023]
    Keywords : Ability; Education; Human Capital; Equality of Opportunity; Public Economics; Labor Economics; PISA; Socioeconomic Background; Förmåga; Utbildning; Humankapital; Jämlikhet; Offentlig ekonomi; Arbetsekonomi; PISA; Socioekonomisk bakgrund;

    Abstract : In recent decades, inequality of outcomes and of opportunity has increased around the world. Many previous studies on inequality have shown the effects of socioeconomic background on income and education, but few have examined its effects on the skills that determine those very outcomes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Corruption’s Impact on Welfare Spending: A Panel Data Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Leo Kleja; [2022]
    Keywords : Corruption; Public spending; Panel data; Fixed effects regression; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The existence of corruption poses challenges for governments worldwide attempting to implement certain policies as well as organizing their economy. Not only can widespread corruption threaten the rule of law and legal order but also the trust in and legitimacy of public institutions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Corruption and Public Expenditure : Does corruption divert public spending from social to military sector?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Munnu Tomy Kallany; [2022]
    Keywords : Corruption; Military Spending; Social Spending; Healthcare Spending; Education Spending; Public Expenditure; Rent-seeking; Collective Action Problem;

    Abstract : Corruption, militarism, and conflict are bedfellows, and their coexistence feeds a vicious circle of violence and instability. Every dollar spent on the military is a dollar not spent on welfare-generating services such as education and healthcare. READ MORE

  5. 4. Insider-outsider divides and support for social investment policies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Antonio Giubilaro de Angelis; [2022]
    Keywords : Labor market dualization; insider-outsider divides; insider-outsider theory; social investment; welfare state; social policy; policy preferences; political behavior; public opinion.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In recent years, many scholars have observed increasing polarization in the distribution of labor market risk, as well as social and employment rights. This phenomenon is often referred to as labor market dualization, a process deepening the divide between privileged insiders and less fortunate outsiders. READ MORE

  6. 5. Female representation and public spending : Investigating female representation as a determinant of local expenditure patterns

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Clara Lundgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Female representation; Local public spending; Gender; Panel data;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to investigate if the share of women in the municipality board affects the municipalities spending patterns. The study is based on the assumption that women as a group have particular needs, interest and concerns, and when represented, the political decision making will be affected. READ MORE