Revisiting Educational Kuznets Curve: An Analysis of Educational Inequality based on Absolute and Relative Inequality Measures

Takahiro Akita

No EMS_2023_04, Working Papers from Research Institute, International University of Japan

Abstract: This paper shows that even if educational inequality is measured by the Gini coefficient, we could produce an educational Kuznets curve under certain conditions. Using the Barro and Lee data set, it examines the evolution of the education Gini coefficient under different sets of conditions. The paper presents an educational Kuznets curve when the proportion of those with no formal education is very small or when they receive informal education equivalent to a small amount of formal education.

Keywords: Keywords: educational Kuznets curve; educational expansion; education Gini coefficient (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I24 I25 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 9 pages
Date: 2023-03
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