University access for disadvantaged children: A comparison across English speaking countries
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Keywords
: University access; educational inequality; social mobility; PISA.;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2012-12-22 (Education)
- NEP-LAB-2012-12-22 (Labour Economics)
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