Parental Income and Higher Education Patterns: Evidence From France

Cécile Bonneau () and Sébastien Grobon
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Cécile Bonneau: Paris School of Economics et ENS

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Abstract: In this paper, we present new stylized facts on inequality of enrollment in higher education by parental income in France. On average, an increment of 10 percentiles in the parental income distribution is associated with a 5.8 percentage-point increase in the proportion of children entering higher education. This overall degree of inequality is surprisingly close to that observed in the United States. We identify potential explanatory factors driving comparable levels of inequality in the two countries with markedly different institutional contexts. Finally, we explore a consequence of enrollment disparities by assessing the distribution of public spending on higher education

Keywords: Higher education; Parental Income; Expenditures; Human Capital; Resource Allocation; France (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H52 I2 J62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 78 pages
Date: 2022-01, Revised 2023-12
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Working Paper: Parental Income and Higher Education Patterns: Evidence From France (2023)
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