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Information Asymmetry in Education

At this point, I have already discussed the definition of inequality of opportunity and how it is measured, how it is transmitted and affects social mobility, and the empirical evidence for the Spanish case. By looking at the empirical evidence and understanding the transmission mechanisms, we were able to reach some very important conclusions: In Spain, we have greatly expanded formal educational opportunities, especially through access to education, but we have not equalise

7 hours ago7 min read

Inequality of Opportunity and Education - Evidence

In the previous articles, I tried to introduce, in a simple way, what we mean by inequality of opportunity, as well as the most important transmission mechanisms and the economic and social consequences of inequality of opportunity. However, once the general idea has been defined, a much more concrete question remains: what does the empirical evidence tell us? In other words, when researchers try to measure this phenomenon with data, what do they find? To what extent does fam

3 days ago9 min read

Inequality of Opportunity and Education - How it works

Once we understand what inequality of opportunity is, the next natural question is not only how much inequality exists, but how it is transmitted. In other words, if we know that family background, parents’ education, income, place of birth, or the school one attends matter, the interesting question is to understand through which mechanisms these circumstances end up influencing people’s lives. Inequality of opportunity does not suddenly appear at one specific moment. Rather,

3 days ago6 min read

Inequality of Opportunity and Education - What It Is and How It Is Measured

Given my life experience and my interest in several areas of knowledge, one of the most important topics for me is education. Education has given me the vast majority of the things I value in life, both material and immaterial. And I have never been the perfect student (anyone who has known me for a long time knows this), nor have I had the privilege of attending private or highly prestigious institutions that opened up major academic and professional opportunities for me. I

3 days ago7 min read