The Geographies of Segregation in French Universities from 2006 to 2016

Pierre Courtioux, Tristan-Pierre Maury and Johan Seux ()
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Johan Seux: Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne, https://centredeconomiesorbonne.cnrs.fr

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Abstract: Since the French university system is non-selective, the question of segregation has long remained unaddressed. However, the recent increase in enrolment, as well as the implementation of cluster-building policies, have brought the issue of university segregation and its geography to the forefront. This article proposes the first exhaustive geographical decomposition of segregation in French universities. Using a mutual information index, we identify the different local components and layers of social segregation and measure their contribution to the national level of segregation between 2006 and 2016. Our results show that in the French university system, segregation is quite low and tended to decrease over the period. However, we also show that only about 18% of the total segregation is due to macro-scale factors: i.e., social differences across regional areas: social segregation is mainly a local phenomenon that could be reduced with reforms of higher education enrolment policy, implemented at the regional level

Keywords: Segregation; Higher Education; Diversity; France (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 R10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 pages
Date: 2023-05
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Working Paper: The Geographies of Segregation in French Universities from 2006 to 2016 (2023)
Working Paper: The Geographies of Segregation in French Universities from 2006 to 2016 (2023)
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