期刊名称:DIW Diskussionspapiere / Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin
出版年度:2007
卷号:2007
出版社:Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin
摘要:The aim of this paper is to estimate income advantages arising from publicly
provided educa-tion and to analyse their impact on the income distribution in
Germany. Using representative micro-data from the SOEP and considering regional
and education-specific variation, from a cross-sectional perspective the overall
result is the expected levelling effect. When estimating the effects of
accumulated educational transfers over the life course within a regression
framework, however, and controlling for selectivity of households with children
as potential beneficiaries of educational transfers, we find evidence that
social inequalities are increasing from an intergenerational perspective,
reinforced in particular by public transfers for non-compulsory education, thus
negating any social equalisation effects achieved within the com-pulsory
education framework.
关键词:Education, Public Transfers, Income Distribution, Economic Wellbeing, SOEP