This paper examines the short-run distributional effects of publicly provided education services in Greece using static incidence analysis. Public education is found to be inequality-reducing but the progressivity of the system withers away as we move up to higher educational levels. We employ a framework of both relative and absolute inequality…

It makes headlines nearly every day: U.S. cities, counties, and states are grappling with record budget shortfalls. Given the economic climate, many higher education administrators recognize that their institutions need to be more vocal and creative in providing and promoting the value they bring to their communities--not just to hold on to…

A Maintenance of Effort (MOE) provision for higher education was first adopted in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 and was included as a requirement for states to participate in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The information in this article was presented before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on…

The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…

The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…

The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…

The Grapevine project, which began in 1960 by M. M. Chambers, entails an annual survey of state higher education and government officials. The intent is to record annual state tax appropriations for the operating expenses of higher education, noting percent changes from year to year. The Grapevine data are indicators of state tax effort in support…

The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…

In 1968, the New York State Legislature, following recommendations of a commission chaired by McGeorge Bundy, authorized direct aid to certain private colleges and universities in the state. This paper summarizes the economic costs and benefits of "Bundy aid" and concludes that the program was not cost-effective. Includes 13 references.…

Higher education is becoming increasingly dependent on voluntary private support, which is favored by US public policy and enhanced by provisions of the Federal Internal Revenue Code that authorize the deduction of amounts of such support from the doners' taxable income. But some facts relating to the character and nature of this support are…

With the federal education budget for fiscal 1989 barely exceeding inflation costs, pressure is mounting for greater federal participation in educational finance--even from business and industry. Numerous schemes, such as a payroll tax and a college scholarship fund for women and minorities, are suggested and major roadblocks discussed. (MLH)

Since Great Britain instituted a policy in 1979 of charging foreign students the "full cost" of their education, there has been little effort to determine what the full cost or the policy's impact is. Calculations reveal net gain to British taxpayer from having foreign students in non-advanced further education and slight loss from…

Data on high school graduates per 1,000 population, public college students per 1,000 population, higher education as a percentage of tax revenue, state and local tax dollars per college student, and the percentage of higher education revenue generated by tuition are reported for each state and the District of Columbia. (MSE)

Arguments for and against extension of Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code, which permits tax deductions for money or property gifts to nonprofit organizations, are presented, considering both theoretical and practical issues. (AVAIL: Dennis & Co., 251 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14203) (MSE)