01739cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008716 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451875027 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Gradstein, Mark. The Distributional Bias of Public Education : Causes and Consequences / Mark Gradstein, Era Dabla-Norris. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (28 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students While public education is often intended to be progressive in its effects on income distribution, in reality its incidence is often skewed toward the rich. This paper argues that the extent of this bias is directly related to institutional weaknesses in governance. We present a simple dynamic model where weak governing institutions allow the rich to be more effective in appropriating a larger share of public education spending thereby preventing inequality reduction. The empirical part provides tentative support for this view, showing that the progressiveness of public education spending is related to the strength of governance. Mode of access: Internet Dabla-Norris, Era. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2004/214 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2004/214/001.2004.issue-214-en.xml IMF e-Library