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Gradstein, M., Justman, M. (2002). Education, social cohesion, and economic growth. American Economic Review 92 (4), 1192-1204

Analysis of the contribution of education to growth through its role in promoting a common culture indicates that when different cultural groups separately determine the social content of their school curricula excessive polarization can result, with less than optimal growth. The optimal trajectory involves a gradual, reciprocal convergence of school curricula towards the middle ground. This may be difficult to implement in a political context in which all agents are identified with one group or another. When curricula are determined by legislative bargaining, centralization of schooling may result in overly rapid homogenization in some cases, and - perhaps surprisingly - excessive polarization in others.

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Gradstein, Mark

Selected recent articles "Is The World Flat? Country Level And Firm Level Determinats Of Law Compliance", Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization, forthcoming. [PDF] "Intstitutional Traps and Economic Growth", International Economic Review, forthcoming....

Justman, Moshe

Research Interests Politcal economy of growth, inequality and education.Analytical models of public and private education; dynamics of education, growth and the distribution of income; the balance between public and private provision of education; industrialization, democratization and...

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