Pure ethnic gaps in educational attainment and school to work transitions: When do they arise?

Highlights: [•] We decompose ethnic schooling and employment gaps in endowment and pure ethnic parts. [•] We take schooling delay into account and identify when pure ethnic gaps arise. [•] The pure ethnic gap in schooling outcomes if delays are neglected is small. [•] The pure ethnic gap in schooling outcomes if delays are taken into account is substantial. [•] The pure ethnic gap in the school-to-work transition is substantial. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]