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Education and Inequality in Greece

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Panos Tsakloglou () (Athens University of Economics and Business, IMOP and IZA Bonn)
Ioannis Cholezas (Athens University of Economics and Business)
Abstract

In the public discourse, education is usually considered as the main vehicle for the promotion of social equality and social mobility. The paper surveys the existing literature and concludes that the relationship between education and inequality in Greece is strong. Inequities are evident at all levels of the education system; especially as regards access to the most rewarding level, that is, university education. Many facets of the inequities observed in the labour market are associated with education, while education appears to be the single most important factor that shapes the overall distribution of income and influences the probability of poverty. Nevertheless, so far, several links between education and inequality have not been examined in detail.

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Paper provided by Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in its series IZA Discussion Papers with number 1582.

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Keywords: education; inequality; Greece;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance
I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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  10. Tsakloglou, Panos, 1990. "Aspects of Poverty in Greece," Review of Income and Wealth, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 36(4), pages 381-402, December.
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  1. Rebekka Christopoulou and Theodora Kosma, 2009. "Skills and Wage Inequality in Greece: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data, 1995-2002," GreeSE – Hellenic Observatory Papers on Greece and Southeast Europe 26, Hellenic Observatory, LSE. [Downloadable!]
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