Income Disparity, Uneven Economic Opportunities, and Verifiability

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  • Masayuki Otaki University of Tokyo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.11.62

Abstract

The function of income in educational investment is considered under asymmetric information on individuals’ effort. High income strengthens deep commitment to investment, and hence facilitates access to the capital market. Low income individuals tend to be excluded for the same reason even though they have the same abilities as wealthy individuals. Thus, disparity of income produces uneven economic opportunities. Some income redistribution policy is necessary to cure this social inefficiency. The expenditure of transferred income should, however, be limited to educational investment to avoid wasteful consumption.

Keywords: Educational Investment, Economics, Income Disparity 

Author Biography

Masayuki Otaki, University of Tokyo

Institute of Social Sciences

Professor of Economics

References

K.J. Arrow (1963). Uncertainty and the welfare economics of medical care, American Economic Review 53, pp. 941-973.

J. E. Stiglitz and A. Weiss (1981). Credit rationing in markets with imperfect information, American Economic Review 71, pp. 393-410.

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Published

2014-02-03

How to Cite

Otaki, M. (2014). Income Disparity, Uneven Economic Opportunities, and Verifiability. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 1(1), 43–49. https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.11.62

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014): Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal

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