The debate whether university education should be “free” seems misconstrued. Even in a system without tuition fees, someone will have to foot the bill. This paper argues that from the viewpoint of justice, a strong case can be made in higher education for adopting the beneficiary pays principle, and for institutionalising it in the form of a graduate tax. My evaluation from the perspective of justice will focus on the comparison between a “free” university system funded through the general tax system on the one hand, and one financed through a graduate tax on the other. On the beneficiary pays principle defended here, the regressive nature of the general-tax-funded higher education system renders it unjust. Furthermore, I believe we have th...
Higher education is never free - the question is: who should pay for it? Current policy debates in E...
This paper considers an optimal income tax cum higher education policy. It shows that in the presenc...
This paper develops a model in which it is possible to evaluate alternatives of higher education fin...
ArticleThe debate whether university education should be “free” seems misconstrued. Even in a system...
We examine ways of funding higher education, comparing upfront tuition fees with graduate taxes. The...
This paper considers four institutional models for funding higher education in the light of principl...
Should we Raise Tuition Fees ? The present article addresses the issue of higher education finance f...
We compare up-front tuition fees with graduate taxes for funding higher education. Graduate taxes tr...
In this paper, we study the higher education financing based on the classical contributory versus se...
First mooted by Vince Cable last month, the discussion of a possible ‘graduate tax’ policy has cause...
In this paper, we study the higher education financing based on the classical contributory versus se...
Should federal tax policy towards universities be reviewed and changed? This study is not a comprehe...
This paper explores the impact of university finance reforms on teaching quality. It is shown that t...
© CEPR, CESifo, Sciences Po, 2018. Different arguments exist pro and contra tax-financed subsidies i...
Higher education is never free - the question is: who should pay for it? Current policy debates in E...
This paper considers an optimal income tax cum higher education policy. It shows that in the presenc...
This paper develops a model in which it is possible to evaluate alternatives of higher education fin...
ArticleThe debate whether university education should be “free” seems misconstrued. Even in a system...
We examine ways of funding higher education, comparing upfront tuition fees with graduate taxes. The...
This paper considers four institutional models for funding higher education in the light of principl...
Should we Raise Tuition Fees ? The present article addresses the issue of higher education finance f...
We compare up-front tuition fees with graduate taxes for funding higher education. Graduate taxes tr...
In this paper, we study the higher education financing based on the classical contributory versus se...
First mooted by Vince Cable last month, the discussion of a possible ‘graduate tax’ policy has cause...
In this paper, we study the higher education financing based on the classical contributory versus se...
Should federal tax policy towards universities be reviewed and changed? This study is not a comprehe...
This paper explores the impact of university finance reforms on teaching quality. It is shown that t...
© CEPR, CESifo, Sciences Po, 2018. Different arguments exist pro and contra tax-financed subsidies i...
Higher education is never free - the question is: who should pay for it? Current policy debates in E...
This paper considers an optimal income tax cum higher education policy. It shows that in the presenc...
This paper develops a model in which it is possible to evaluate alternatives of higher education fin...