In the public discourse, education is usually considered as the main vehicle for the promotion of social equality and … social mobility. The paper surveys the existing literature and concludes that the relationship between education and … inequality in Greece is strong. Inequities are evident at all levels of the education system; especially as regards access to the …

, during the 1987-2004 period. Our results indicate that education differences between Hindu and Muslim wage earners …, especially differences in the proportion of wage earners with tertiary education, are largely responsible for the differences in … education do not explain the aforementioned difference in average (log) earnings. Citing other evidence about persistence of …

, during the 1987-2005 period. Our results indicate that education differences between Hindu and Muslim wage earners …, especially differences in the proportion of wage earners with tertiary education, are largely responsible for the differences in … education do not explain the aforementioned difference in average (log) earnings. In conclusion, we discuss some policy …

account current inequalities in education across the country and the impact of school interruptions on the accumulation of …

Affordable higher education is, and has been, a key element of social policy in the United States with broad bipartisan … good thing. We show, however, that making education more affordable can increase income inequality. The mechanism that … drives our results is a combination of credit constraints and the 'signaling' role of education first explored by Spence …