Universitary financing and welfare: A dynamic analysis with heterogeneous agents and overlapping generations

Autores
Sánchez, Juan Matías
Año de publicación
2003
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
documento de trabajo
Estado
versión enviada
Descripción
This paper develops a model in which it is possible to evaluate alternatives of human capital financing. The alternative systems under discussion are: total feeing; graduates taxes and uniform taxes (this can be associated to the scheme presently used in the Argentina universitary system). Assessment of the alternatives is performed over welfare, based on the indicators of poverty, equality, equity (justice in the distribution) and the average levels of utility and wealth. Likewise, the functions of welfare presented by Bentham, Rawls, Atkinson, Sen and Kakwani are also considered. The most remarkable results are obtained through the simulation of an economy under three scenarios. In that way, the system of graduates taxation is found to be better for welfare; whereas the system of uniform taxation only can be justified as it maximises the number of students. In addition, an analysis of political economy in this model helps to understand why a system of uniform taxation can be sustainable on the time.
Departamento de Economía
Materia
Ciencias Económicas
human capital
welfare
overlapping generation
JEL: H1; I2; E62; O15
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Universitary financing and welfare: A dynamic analysis with heterogeneous agents and overlapping generations
title Universitary financing and welfare: A dynamic analysis with heterogeneous agents and overlapping generations
spellingShingle Universitary financing and welfare: A dynamic analysis with heterogeneous agents and overlapping generations
Sánchez, Juan Matías
Ciencias Económicas
human capital
welfare
overlapping generation
JEL: H1; I2; E62; O15
title_short Universitary financing and welfare: A dynamic analysis with heterogeneous agents and overlapping generations
title_full Universitary financing and welfare: A dynamic analysis with heterogeneous agents and overlapping generations
title_fullStr Universitary financing and welfare: A dynamic analysis with heterogeneous agents and overlapping generations
title_full_unstemmed Universitary financing and welfare: A dynamic analysis with heterogeneous agents and overlapping generations
title_sort Universitary financing and welfare: A dynamic analysis with heterogeneous agents and overlapping generations
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sánchez, Juan Matías
author Sánchez, Juan Matías
author_facet Sánchez, Juan Matías
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Económicas
human capital
welfare
overlapping generation
JEL: H1; I2; E62; O15
topic Ciencias Económicas
human capital
welfare
overlapping generation
JEL: H1; I2; E62; O15
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This paper develops a model in which it is possible to evaluate alternatives of human capital financing. The alternative systems under discussion are: total feeing; graduates taxes and uniform taxes (this can be associated to the scheme presently used in the Argentina universitary system). Assessment of the alternatives is performed over welfare, based on the indicators of poverty, equality, equity (justice in the distribution) and the average levels of utility and wealth. Likewise, the functions of welfare presented by Bentham, Rawls, Atkinson, Sen and Kakwani are also considered. The most remarkable results are obtained through the simulation of an economy under three scenarios. In that way, the system of graduates taxation is found to be better for welfare; whereas the system of uniform taxation only can be justified as it maximises the number of students. In addition, an analysis of political economy in this model helps to understand why a system of uniform taxation can be sustainable on the time.
Departamento de Economía
description This paper develops a model in which it is possible to evaluate alternatives of human capital financing. The alternative systems under discussion are: total feeing; graduates taxes and uniform taxes (this can be associated to the scheme presently used in the Argentina universitary system). Assessment of the alternatives is performed over welfare, based on the indicators of poverty, equality, equity (justice in the distribution) and the average levels of utility and wealth. Likewise, the functions of welfare presented by Bentham, Rawls, Atkinson, Sen and Kakwani are also considered. The most remarkable results are obtained through the simulation of an economy under three scenarios. In that way, the system of graduates taxation is found to be better for welfare; whereas the system of uniform taxation only can be justified as it maximises the number of students. In addition, an analysis of political economy in this model helps to understand why a system of uniform taxation can be sustainable on the time.
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