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Does the Expansion of Higher Education Increase the Equality of Educational Opportunities? Evidence from ItalyMassimiliano BrattiUniversità degli Studi di Milano - DEAS; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) Daniele ChecchiUniversità degli Studi di Milano - Dipartimento di Economia Politica e Aziendale (DEPA); Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) Guido De BlasioBank of Italy IZA Working Paper No. 3361 Abstract: This paper studies the role of the expansion of higher education (HE) in increasing the equality of tertiary education opportunities. It examines Italy's experience during the 1990s, when policy changes prompted HE institutions to offer a wider range of degrees and to open new sites in neighbouring provinces. Our analysis focuses on non-mature full-time students and the results suggest that the expansion might have had only limited effects in terms of reducing existing individual inequality in HE achievement as the greater availability of courses had a significantly positive impact only on the probability of university enrolment but not on that of obtaining a university degree.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 38 Keywords: family background, higher education, Italy JEL Classification: I2 working papers seriesDate posted: May 23, 2008Suggested CitationContact Information
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