Economic Logic of Primary Education in Serbia

Authors

  • Ivan Stanojević Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade

Keywords:

primary education, institutional failures, labour market competition, principal-agent problem, vouchers, Milton Friedman

Abstract

This paper identifies institutional obstacles that prevent improvement of quality of primary education in public schools in Serbia. Using microeconomic analysis author explains how the institutions generate negative incentives for employees in public schools. The author candidates Milton Friedman’s voucher model for financing primary education as a solution for this problem.

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Published

2019-05-04