The expansion of higher education since the second half of the 20th century was particularly pronounced among women. In … higher education expansion for labour income inequality has largely treated expansion as gender neutral. With this paper we … inequality to increase tertiary education among women as compared to men. To this end we draw on harmonised data from the …

population and whether various deciles of the education distribution have been differentially affected. We constructed a dataset …

We study whether the combined significant reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio and increase in parental education … parental education has had an even stronger impact on attainment. We also find that the positive impact of better school … quality on educational attainment and returns to education has been particularly significant for the individuals born in …

education of their children. This study’s empirical analysis does not contradict this theoretical model. Using the Bank of Italy …, whereas unobservable “ability” is more relevant, especially as it shapes the secondary education choices. Using administrative …

Intergenerational mobility in income and education is affected by the influence of parents on children's school choices … on children choices. Using data from a cross-country survey (PISA 2003), we study the impact of parental education on …) translates into greater dependence from parental background. These effects are reinforced when moving to post-secondary education …

Intergenerational mobility in education and income is affected by the influence of parents on children’s school choices …