Wages, Wage Inequality, and Education: The Case of a Microstate with a “Free Education for All” Policy

Mahalia Jackman and Ryan Bynoe

International Journal of Public Administration, 2014, vol. 37, issue 12, 866-874

Abstract: Like many developing states, Barbados has historically used education as a means of economic development. Specifically, for over three decades, the Barbados Government has provided free education from the primary to the tertiary level. This article investigates the benefits associated with higher education. Based on a sample of 400 Barbadians, the authors find that education has a positive impact on income and contributes to lower within-group wage inequality.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.928312

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