Evidence from Greece: the potential pitfalls of using education as a welfare policy instrument

Policymakers frequently use education as a welfare policy instrument. But can these policies have unintended consequences? Christos Genakos and Eleni Kyrkopoulou present findings from a case study in Greece where a social policy aimed at helping poor families and alleviating inequality has had a counterproductive effect by lowering the academic performance of other students.

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Christos Genakos and Eleni Kyrkopoulou

25 May 2022

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LSE Europp

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2022/05/25/evidence-from-greece-the-potential-pitfalls-of-using-education-as-a-welfare-policy-instrument/

This work is published under POID and the CEP's Growth programme.