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In brief...Mismatched students and universities

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  • Gill Wyness

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Higher education has long been thought of as a tool to equalise opportunities. But according to research by Gill Wyness and colleagues, if we really want to improve the life chances of disadvantaged students, we need to pay much more attention to the types of universities and subjects in which they enrol.

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  • Gill Wyness, 2020. "In brief...Mismatched students and universities," CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance 573, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    • Handle: RePEc:cep:cepcnp:573
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    Keywords

    higher education; educational economics; college choice; mismatch; undermatch;
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    JEL classification:

    • I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy

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