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Subsidizing Higher Education Is Not Creating Widespread External Benefits

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02/19/2023Gary Galles

Contrary to the claim that taxpayer subsidies for higher education provide great social benefits, these subsidies actually are a wealth transfer from the less-well-off to wealthy people.

Original Article: "Subsidizing Higher Education Is Not Creating Widespread External Benefits"

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Gary Galles

Gary M. Galles is a Professor of Economics at Pepperdine University and an adjunct scholar at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He is also a research fellow at the Independent Institute, a member of the Foundation for Economic Education faculty network, and a member of the Heartland Institute Board of Policy Advisors.

Original Article: 
Subsidizing Higher Education Is Not Creating Widespread External Benefits