Self-interest and public funding of education
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The study, whether publicly funded education can emerge as a political and economic equilibrium in an overlapping generations economy, in which the selfish agents vote for public funding of education is conducted. The presence of complementarities between the capital and labor, in the production function, improves the skills of the next period's workers, public funding of education increases the return on capital. Thus, many support publicly financed education system to enhance their future income.
Publication Name: The Journal of Public Economics
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0047-2727
Year: 2003
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The effect of property tax limitation measures on local government fiscal behavior
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The implementation of property tax limitation measures creates varying effects on different types of jurisdictions. Property tax limitation measures tend to produce a limiting effect on the growth of property taxes and on expenditures related to school district operation. The instructional expenditures of school districts, meanwhile, showed unresponsiveness to property tax limitation measures.
Publication Name: The Journal of Public Economics
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0047-2727
Year: 1997
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A theory of markets, institution, and endogenous preferencs
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The endogeneity of preferences reviews that, preferences are not only affected by individual preferences but also due to the economic, social, legal and cultural structure of the society. A general equilibrium model of incomplete markets is developed, in which preferences are endogenously determined.
Publication Name: The Journal of Public Economics
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0047-2727
Year: 2004
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