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Tracking Can Be More Equitable Than Mixing

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  • Marisa Hidalgo-Hidalgo

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Parents and policy-makers often wonder whether and how the choice of a tracked or mixed educational system affects the equality of opportunity. I answer this question by analyzing the influence of peers on future educational results. I define an equal opportunity policy as one that maximizes the average lifetime income of the worst-off type of individuals in society (i.e., students from disadvantaged backgrounds). I find that tracking maximizes average lifetime income if the opportunity cost of college attendance is sufficiently high.

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  • Marisa Hidalgo-Hidalgo, 2014. "Tracking Can Be More Equitable Than Mixing," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 116(4), pages 964-981, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:scandj:v:116:y:2014:i:4:p:964-981
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    1. Ruhose, Jens & Schwerdt, Guido, 2016. "Does early educational tracking increase migrant-native achievement gaps? Differences-in-differences evidence across countries," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 52(C), pages 134-154.

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