We study the implications of limited commitment on education and tax policies
chosen by benevolent governments. Individual wages are determined by both innate
abilities and education levels. Consistent with real world practices, the government
can decide to subsidize different levels of education at different rates. Deviations from
full commitment tend to make education policies more progressive, increasing the
education subsidy for initially low skilled agents and decreasing it for initially high
skilled agents. We provide suggestive cross-country correlations for this mechanism.
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