Does the expansion of higher education increase the equality of educational opportunities? Evidence from Italy

Massimiliano Bratti (), Daniele Checchi () and Guido de Blasio ()
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Guido de Blasio: Bank of Italy

No 679, Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) from Bank of Italy, Economic Research Department

Abstract: This paper studies the role of the expansion of higher education supply in increasing the equality of post-secondary education opportunities. It examines ItalyÂ’s experience during the 1990s, when policy changes prompted universities to offer a wider range of degree courses and to open new campuses. Our analysis focuses on full-time students (not older than 31); the results suggest that the expansion had only limited effects in terms of reducing individual inequality in higher education achievement. That is, the greater availability of courses had a significant positive impact only on the probability of enrolment, not on that of obtaining a university degree, while the opening of new campuses had no effect.

Keywords: Higher Education; family background; Italy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2008-06
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