Using data for a large cross-country sample, a reasonable model is estimated to judge the effect of adult educational attainment on prevalence of HIV. Three main points are noted. First, there is an indication of a significantly negative effect of educational attainment on HIV prevalence. Second, magnitude of the impact appears sizable. Third, a…

Assesses distributive effects of state subsidies to undergraduate education in Illinois public universities and community colleges during 1989. The existing system of public subsidy to undergraduate education favors lower- and middle-income groups earning less than $40,000 yearly. Middle-income groups are major beneficiaries of community colleges.…

Using UNESCO's recent data, explores effects of a country's income and "tropicality" on school life expectancy. Although income's effect is important, distance from the equator also matters. Effects of tropicality were larger in 1980 than in 1992. Implications are discussed. (13 references) (MLH)

Reviews several theoretical frameworks linking level and dispersion of schooling with income inequality. None of the theoretical constructs discussed seems to generate a clear prediction concerning schooling's effect on income inequality or absolute poverty in less developed countries. The empirical evidence also appears inconclusive. Includes 38…

Compares U.S. public education expenditures with those in other industrialized countries. In terms of expenditure/GNP ratio, the United States' rank is medium. This fact provides no indication of education "underfunding" or "overfunding," as there is no cross-country correlation between expenditure/GNP and per capita income. The United States…

Computes intercountry and intracountry inequalities in developing countries' school enrollment rates for three educational levels, using a 1960-86 UNESCO data set. Intercountry inequality is lowest at level one and highest at level three. Intercountry and intracountry inequalities are declining. Inequalities in female enrollments are greater for…