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Inequalities in Student to Course Match: Evidence from Linked Administrative Data. CEP Discussion Paper No. 1647

Authors :
London School of Economics and Political Science (United Kingdom), Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
Campbell, Stuart
Macmillan, Lindsey
Murphy, Richard
Wyness, Gill
Source :
Centre for Economic Performance. 2019.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

This paper examines inequalities in the match between student quality and university quality using linked administrative data from schools, universities and tax authorities. We analyse two measures of match at the university-subject (course) level, based on student academic attainment, and graduate earnings. We find that students from lower socio-economic groups systematically undermatch for both measures across the distribution of attainment, with particularly stark socio-economic gaps for the most undermatched. While there are negligible gender gaps in academic match, high-attaining women systematically undermatch in terms of expected earnings, largely driven by subject choice.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2042-2695
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Centre for Economic Performance
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
ED602929
Document Type :
Reports - Research