What are the causes of educational inequality and of its evolution over time in Europe? Evidence from PISA

Education Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-24

  Oppedisano, Veruska ^a   Turati, Gilberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

decentralisation of educational policies; educational inequalities; Oaxaca decomposition

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; DECENTRALIZATION; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE; FRANCE; GERMANY; ITALY; SPAIN;

EID: 84918530773     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: 14695782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2012.736475     Document Type: Article

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