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Inequality of Educational Opportunity and Time-Varying Circumstances: Longitudinal Evidence from Peru

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  • José María Rentería

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This paper examines the extent to which characteristics that are beyond the control of children affect their educational outcomes. This is a matter of particular interest because the distribution of educational opportunities will shape future outcomes in other realms. While time-invariant circumstances have already been examined in the inequality of opportunity (IOp) literature, the role of time-varying circumstances has not yet been addressed. For the first time, this paper provides both lower and upper-bound estimates of IOp on learning achievement and assesses the impact of time-varying circumstances on upper-bound measures. It exploits a very rich and unusual longitudinal data set, the Young Lives Study, focusing on a cohort of children that has been followed for fifteen years, surveyed for the first time when they were around a year old. The results suggest that educational IOp is sizable and time-varying circumstances do not have a major impact on upper-bound measures using panel data.

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  • José María Rentería, 2023. "Inequality of Educational Opportunity and Time-Varying Circumstances: Longitudinal Evidence from Peru," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 59(2), pages 258-278, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:59:y:2023:i:2:p:258-278
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2022.2113067
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    1. Chairassamee, Nattanicha & Chancharoenchai, Kanokwan & Saraithong, Wuthiya & Temsumrit, Navarat, 2024. "Inequality in educational opportunity in Thailand during the COVID-19 pandemic," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 109(C).
    2. Rentería, José María, 2023. "The collateral effects of private school expansion in a deregulated market: Peru, 1996–2019," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).

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    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality

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