Education, Globalization, and Income Inequality in Asia
Park, Kang H. | May 2017
Abstract
This study considers how education and globalization affect income inequality in Asia, with unbalanced panel data. The evidence supports the validity of Kuznets’ inverted-U hypothesis for the connection between income level and income inequality. However, when more variables are integrated into the model, the consistency of the inverse U-shaped curve becomes weaker. The empirical results suggest that educational variables are highly influential in affecting income distribution. Our analysis indicates that a higher level of education achieved by the population aged 15 and over has improved income distribution in Asia, while educational inequality, measured by the education Gini index, has a negative effect on income distribution. Higher levels of globalization are correlated with higher levels of income inequality, while freedom, either political or economic, has marginal effects on the level of inequity in income distribution.
Citation
Park, Kang H.. 2017. Education, Globalization, and Income Inequality in Asia. © Asian Development Bank Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/7172.Keywords
Comparative Analysis
Preschool education
Basic education
Educational policy
Sociological Analysis
Sex Discrimination
Equal Opportunity
Women's Rights
Gender
Gender Equality
Women's Education
Public Education
Equity In Education
Educational Statistics
Gender Bias
Gender Inequality
Gender Policy
Gender Discrimination
Primary school supervision
Discrimination in higher education
Elementary education
Literacy
School environment
Right to education
Educational evaluation
Gender-based analysis
Sex dicrimination against women
Equal rights
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