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Education politics, schooling choice and public school quality: the impact of income polarization

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  • Majda Benzidia

    (Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS, AMSE)

  • Michel Lubrano

    (Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS, AMSE
    Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics)

  • Paolo Melindi-Ghidi

    (Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS, AMSE)

Abstract

What is the role of income polarization for explaining differentials in public funding of education? To answer this question, we provide a new theoretical modelling for the income distribution that can directly monitor income polarization. It leads to a new income polarization index where the middle class is represented by an interval. We implement this distribution in a political economy model with endogenous fertility and public/private educational choices. We show that when households vote on public schooling expenditures, polarization matters for explaining disparities in public education funding across communities. Using micro-data covering two groups of school districts, we find that both income polarization and income inequality affect public school funding with opposite signs whether there exist a Tax Limitation Expenditure (TLE) or not.

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  • Majda Benzidia & Michel Lubrano & Paolo Melindi-Ghidi, 2024. "Education politics, schooling choice and public school quality: the impact of income polarization," International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, vol. 31(6), pages 1640-1668, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:itaxpf:v:31:y:2024:i:6:d:10.1007_s10797-023-09815-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s10797-023-09815-8
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