Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/75641 
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Year of Publication: 
1999
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CESifo Working Paper No. 209
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
This paper offers an explanation for the widespread phenomenon of uniform public schooling, which is viewed here as a way for the government to precommit itself to restraints on future income redistribution. Such precommitment is likely to enhance accumulation of human capital, to bolster economic growth, and, under certain circumstances, to constitu te a preferred choice for a majority of voters.
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Public Education
Human Capital Accumulation
Commitment
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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