for Roma children are only 60 and 40 per cent, respectively. Drop-outs and grade retentions are especially frequent in … secondary school career, but the relation is different among the children of Roma and uneducated families, indicating the … importance of other factors. -- Roma minority ; secondary school drop-outs …

This study quantifies the achievement gap between Roma and non-Roma students in Hungary and assesses the potential … magnitude is similar to the gap between African American and White students in the early 1980's. The gap between Roma and non-Roma … play a significant role. Besides differences in health, social disadvantages of Roma students lead to lower skills through …

This study estimates the expected long-term budgetary benefits to investing into Roma education in Hungary. By … money into Roma education would pay off even in fiscal terms. In order to be successful, investments should take place in … is in the very narrow interest of the government to invest into Roma education, even setting aside other consideration …

The paper looks at school segregation in Hungary by ethnicity (Roma versus non-Roma) and social disadvantage. We use … segregation in Hungary is stronger after controling for those factors. -- School segregation ; Roma minority ; disadvantaged …

We analyze the employment gap between Roma and non-Roma men and women in local labor markets to test the hypothesis … vote share of the then far-right "Jobbik" party to measure strong anti-Roma sentiments in a given district. The hypothesis … robustness checks. The results show that Jobbik votes or the high share of small firms alone are not conducive to lower Roma …

We analyze the employment gap between Roma and non-Roma men and women in local labor markets to test the hypothesis … vote share of the then far-right "Jobbik" party to measure strong anti-Roma sentiments in a given district. The hypothesis … robustness checks. The results show that Jobbik votes or the high share of small firms alone are not conducive to lower Roma …