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Who actually goes to university?

In: The Economics of Education and Training

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  • Oscar Marcenaro-Gutierrez

    (University of Malaga and Centre for Economic Performance)

  • Fernando Galindo-Rueda

    (Centre for Economic Performance)

  • Anna Vignoles

    (University of London)

Abstract

Access to higher education (HE) is a major policy issue in England and Wales. There is concern that children from lower socio-economic backgrounds are far less likely to get a degree. We analyse the changing association between socio-economic background and the likelihood of going to university, using data from the Youth Cohort Study (YCS), spanning the period 1994–2000. We find evidence of substantial social class inequality in HE participation but conclude that this is largely due to education inequalities that emerge earlier in the education system. Conditional on GCSE and A level performance, we find no additional role for socio-economic background or parental education in determining pupils’ likelihood of going to university.

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  • Oscar Marcenaro-Gutierrez & Fernando Galindo-Rueda & Anna Vignoles, 2008. "Who actually goes to university?," Studies in Empirical Economics, in: Christian Dustmann & Bernd Fitzenberger & Stephen Machin (ed.), The Economics of Education and Training, pages 79-103, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:stecpp:978-3-7908-2022-5_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2022-5_5
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    Keywords

    Higher education; Socio-economic gap; Education participation;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy

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