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Research Issues In The Economics Of Education And Growth, Robert C. Dolan, Clarence R. Jung Jr., Robert M. Schmidt
Research Issues In The Economics Of Education And Growth, Robert C. Dolan, Clarence R. Jung Jr., Robert M. Schmidt
Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022
Economic growth and public education are two areas which in recent years have been the objects of increasing interest and concern. From the standpoint of economic growth, the decade of the 70s brought some alarming developments. Adverse supply shocks, declining productivity, and intense international competition combined to foster a new awareness and advocacy with respect to strategies for economic growth. Over roughly the same period, observers of our educational process cited mounting evidence of the gradual deterioration in the quality of public schools. In 1983 the President's own blue-ribbon committee lent its official determination that, from an educational standpoint, we …
The Influence Of Representation In Intrastate Grant Disbursement, Robert W. Cook Jr., Robert C. Dolan
The Influence Of Representation In Intrastate Grant Disbursement, Robert W. Cook Jr., Robert C. Dolan
Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022
A common rationale in allocating government grants and aid is income redistribution. Consider receipts by individuals for example. Under a host of programs, economic hardship is a necessary and often sufficient condition for receiving benefits. A second major beneficiary category for federal and state aid is municipalities and localities. There again equity considerations frequently affect grant receipts, although purely demographic factors such as population can also influence the level of assistance. Considered together, one would expect disbursements across these two broad aid categories to be explained by varying economic and demographic factors consistent with the intended equity rationale. Recently, however, …