We analyze the effect of some circumstances, i.e. exogenously determined individual characteristics, over individual income and likewise over achieved years of education. Gathering information for Bolivia and applying the theoretical scheme of Equality of Opportunity, this paper identifies as...

Universities around the world are attempting to increase the diversity of their student population. This includes individuals who are "first in family" (FiF), those who achieve a university degree, but whose (step) parents did not. We provide the first large scale, quantitative evidence on FiF...

India experienced sustained economic growth for more than two decades following the economic liberalization in 1991. While economic growth reduced poverty significantly, it was associated with an increase in inequality. Does this increase in inequality reflect deep-seated inequality of...

Introduction -- Capitalism on the brink -- The dangerous inequality -- The outcome of inequality -- The perfect storm -- Shareholder value gets lean and mean -- The way forward -- Stakeholder value is already working -- The time to act is now -- Postscript

Oliver Winkler zeichnet in dieser Studie nach, wie sich die Durchlässigkeit im deutschen Bildungssystem entwickelt hat. Anhand von Daten des Nationalen Bildungspanels untersucht er, wie sich der Einfluss der sozialen Herkunft beim vorzeitigen Abgang vom Gymnasium und beim Nachholen des Abiturs...

We employ 2011 European Union Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) data for Austria to perform Markovian mobility matrix analysis and uni- and multivariate econometric analysis to study intergenerational educational mobility by gender and migration background. We find that the...