Table 4

Inequalities and public intervention

Group 2: Inequalities and public intervention
CitationJournalMain findings
Rice (1999) Journal of Population EconomicsDuring a recession, higher localized rates of unemployment are associated with greater numbers of students enrolled in higher education
Anderberg (2000) Journal of Population EconomicsEducation and social insurance integration in high-risk sectors may enhance welfare by transforming education policy into a national insurance complement
Ahituv (2001) Journal of Population EconomicsReducing the gender disparity in schooling promotes income growth and decreases fertility, but disparities in wealth persist
Iyigun (2005) Journal of Population EconomicsInvestments into education encourage growth in geographically favorable regions but not in less beneficial ones
Booth and Coles (2010) Labour EconomicsAsymmetrically taxed labor market profits boost domestic production, which influences labor supply and education
De Fraja and Valbonesi (2012) Journal of Public EconomicsStudents desire increased salaries from university education, whereas institutions set tuition to optimize research resources. Government action must strike a balance between labor market equity and efficient production by encouraging more students and research at high-productivity universities
Yamauchi and Liu (2013) Journal of Development StudiesPublic investment in elementary education has a positive long-term impact on high school and college accomplishments
Cantoni and Yuchtman (2013) Journal of Development EconomicsInvestments in various forms of human capital have an impact on development, which is influenced by political-economic procedures that establish skill incentives
Glewwe, Maïga, and Zheng (2014) World DevelopmentIn Sub-Saharan Africa, education has a smaller impact on economic growth, which is most likely due to lower quality of education compared to other regions
Gruber and Kosack (2014) World DevelopmentGreater primary levels of enrollment are associated with slightly greater future inequality in developing nations
Meier and Schiopu (2015) Journal of Public EconomicsThe best policy for deterring or promoting higher education depends on technological advancement
Amuedo-Dorantes and Antman (2017) Journal of Population EconomicsDespite the expectations, DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) has lowered school attendance for eligible young people with the necessary credentials, possibly due to higher opportunity costs
Haddad et al. (2017) Journal of Development StudiesPublic education funding (Funded) had a modest influence on human capital formation
Esposito and Villaseñor (2018) Journal of Development StudiesWealth inequalities harm school attendance, but the educational environment provides a favorable contribution. Education has long-term benefits
Lundborg et al. (2018) Journal of Population EconomicsThe study emphasizes the importance of cognitive and noncognitive skills, as well as health, in comprehending generational human capital transmission
Ajefu and Abiona (2019) Journal of Development StudiesNREGS (National Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes) exposure increases labor demand during positive shocks, lowering children’s school attendance due to increasing informal employment opportunities
Minasyan et al. (2019) World DevelopmentGender equality in education has a statistically significant beneficial effect on economic growth
Dao et al. (2021) Journal of Population EconomicsHigher spending on female education increases human capital, accelerates technological development, and creates a feedback loop that leads to a new fertility regime and economic prosperity
Fitz and League (2021) Journal of Development StudiesChildren who do not attend school are much more likely to work, implying that positive income shocks enhance child labor while decreasing education. Despite the short-term benefits to families, less education might lead to poorer adult earnings
Chassamboulli and Gomes (2023) Labour EconomicsIn segmented markets, raising skilled public-sector wages has a minor positive effect on schooling but a negative impact on skilled private employment, and vice versa

Source(s): Authors’ own elaboration

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