Education, Economic Growth and Personal Income Inequality across Countries

Günther Rehme

Economics Working Papers from European University Institute

Abstract: This paper offers a supply-side explanationof the cross-country variation in long-run growth and inequality. In the model human capital is "lumpy" and public education directly affects growth, the number of high-skilled people and wages.

Keywords: ECONOMIC GROWTH; EDUCATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PUBLIC POLICY (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 H2 I2 O4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 1999
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