Does the expansion of higher education increase the equality of educational opportunities? Evidence from Italy

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This paper studies the role of the expansion of higher education (HE) in increasing the equality of tertiary education opportunities. It examines Italy's experience during the 1990s, when policy changes prompted HE institutions to offer a wider range of degrees and to open new sites in neighbouring provinces. Our analysis focuses on non-mature full-time students and the results suggest that the expansion might have had only limited effects in terms of reducing existing individual inequality in HE achievement as the greater availability of courses had a significantly positive impact only on the probability of university enrolment but not on that of obtaining a university degree.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 3361

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen
• Subject: Family background ; higher education ; Italy ; Hochschulpolitik ; Bildungschancen ; Familiensoziologie ; Wirkungsanalyse ; Bildungsniveau ; Italien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Bratti, Massimiliano ; Checchi, Daniele ; Blasio, Guido de
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2008

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/35029
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET