universities is referred to as the "duality gap", and it measures the distinctions between elite and non-elite universities in … developed in the theoretical model. To do so, we develop an index of the duality gap both in quality and tightness of … recruitment for 17 OECD countries. The data indeed show a positive correlation between the indices of duality gap, leadership in …

duality in higher education as well as heterogeneous ability of individuals can explain the differences in labor productivity … words, the productivity gap between tradable and non-tradable sectors is fueled by the duality in higher education, leading …Over the last decades, productivity in the tradable sector rose substantially, while in the non-tradable sector, output …

-tech sectors, the elitism gap leads to a separating equilibrium in which, high-ability workers graduating from top universities … education, and in consequence, inequality increases. We also show that wages and productivity gaps between high-tech and low …