Why Do Different Countries Choose a Different Public-Private Mix of Educational Services?

摘要: We observe a wide range across countries in the percentage of total enrollments that attend private rather than public schools. This paper seeks to explain 1) systematically higher proportion (%PVT) developing as compared with developed at secondary level, and 2) seemingly random variation within given level education stage development. I argue latter is due differentiated demand nonprofit supply, both which stem from cultural heterogeneity, especially religious heterogeneity. In contrast, large %PVT hypothesized limited spending, creates an "excess demand" people who would prefer use schools but are involuntarily excluded pushed into sector. The spending on education, turn, modelled collective decision strongly influenced by