¿Subvencionar o gravar la educación? Una nota sobre la brecha de calidad y las finanzas gubernamentales

In this article, I study the effects of an education tax (or subsidy) on the quality gap between public and private education as well as on government finances. In order to do this, I model the behavior of a private school that chooses price and quality in order to compete for students with a public...

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Main Author: Flores Curiel, Daniel
Format: Online
Language:English
Editor: El Colegio de México, A.C. 2016
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Online Access:https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/20
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Estudios Económicos

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Summary:In this article, I study the effects of an education tax (or subsidy) on the quality gap between public and private education as well as on government finances. In order to do this, I model the behavior of a private school that chooses price and quality in order to compete for students with a public school. Among other things, I show that a per unit tax (or subsidy) can increase (reduce) the quality gap and worsen (improve) government finances.