Individual preferences for public education spending: Does personal income matter? |
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| Institution: | 1. Sapienza University of Rome, Italy;2. University of Florence, Italy;3. University of Roma Tre, Italy;1. Institute for Future Engineering, Japan;2. Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Senda 1-1-89, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, 730-0053, Japan;1. Department of Economics, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, USA;2. Department of Economics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26501, USA;1. Swiss Coordination Centre for Research in Education, Switzerland;2. ifo Institute, University of Munich, Germany;3. CESifo, Germany;4. University of Konstanz, Germany;5. IZA, Germany;6. ROA, The Netherlands;7. University of Bern, Switzerland;1. CUD San Javier, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain;2. Universidad de Murcia, Facultad de Economía y Empresa, Spain;1. University of Konstanz, Department of Economics, Box 132, 78457 Konstanz, Germany;2. Università di Pavia, Department of Political and Social Sciences, C.so Strada Nuova, 65, 27100 Pavia, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Standard redistributive arguments suggest that the impact of household income on preferences for public education spending should be negative, because wealthier families are likely to oppose the redistributive effect of public funding. However, the empirical evidence does not confirm this prediction. This paper addresses this ‘puzzle’ by focusing on the role of the inclusiveness of the education system and the allocation of public spending between tiers of education in shaping the impact of income on preferences. By using data from the International Social Survey Programme (2006), we show that, when access to higher levels of education is restricted (low inclusiveness) and when the share of public spending on tertiary education is high, the poor are less likely to support public education spending. This result suggests that reforming the education system towards greater inclusiveness might contribute to increase political backing for public investment in education from the relatively poor majority of the population. |
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| Keywords: | Redistribution Public education expenditure Individual preferences Education system H23 H26 H42 H52 I28 |
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