Publications
WP-EC 2010-13
El efecto de las transferencias públicas en especie sobre la distribución del bienestar económico: ilustración a partir de la educación pública en España
Patiño, D.
Year of publication: 2010
Keywords: income inequality, public education, in-kind transfers.
JEL Classification: D63, H42, I21
Abstract
This paper addresses the incorporation of in-kind public transfers in the studies on income and welfare distribution. More precisely, we focus on the analysis of the effect the inclusion of public education has on income distribution. Therefore, we've added the estimated value of public education provided in Spain in 2006 to the household income. The outcomes show that public education reduces inequality in a significant way in the basic and secondary levels. On the other hand, we can’t observe a significant effect of the university level.
