Local government expenditure on education and its effect on income inequality at the county level in Chile

Local government expenditure on education and its effect on income inequality at the county level in Chile

Four measurements of per-capita education expenditure are used to analyze its effect on income inequality at the county-level in Chile. The latter is quantified through the Gini coefficient, Theil index, and the S80/S20 and S90/S10 ratios. The longitudinal study considers 316 Chilean counties in ord...

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Main Authors: Felipe M. Gutiérrez-Garrido, Andrés A. Acuña-Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad EAFIT 2020-02-01
Series:Ecos de Economía
Subjects:
income inequality
education expenditure
fractional response
tobit
latin america
Online Access:http://publicaciones.eafit.edu.co/index.php/ecos-economia/article/view/5366/4815

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