Der vorliegende Beitrag setzt sich mit dem Beitrag von Georg Breidenstein „Ungleiche Grundschulen und die meritokratische Fiktion im deutschen Schulsystem“ auseinander. Dabei werden viele Aspekte von Breidenstein unterstrichen. Allerdings wiederspricht der Beitrag in einem zentralen Punkt,...

"A New York Times economics columnist explores the findings in recent years by scientists who have discovered that chance plays a much larger role in important life situations than most people imagine, showing how a more accurate understanding of this discovery could lead to better, richer and...

A meritocratic fairness ideal is generally believed to regard income inequality as fair if it stems from performance differentials rather than luck. In this study, we present experimental evidence showing that merit judgments are shaped by the source of performance differentials while holding...

Middle- and upper-class parents tend to think that school systems in which students from different socio-economic backgrounds learn together in the same schools would promote equality of opportunity but would harm their children. I investigate this belief, making both a conceptual and a...