The evolution of educational inequalities in Spain: Dynamic evidence from repeated cross-sections

A lack of longitudinal data prevents many countries from estimating dynamic models and, thus, from obtaining valuable evidence for policymaking in the field of education. This is the case of Spain, where recent education reforms have targeted secondary schools, but their design has been based on inc...

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Autores: Choi Mendizábal, Álvaro B. (Álvaro Borja), Gil Izquierdo, María, Mediavilla, Mauro, Valbuena, Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/123745
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/123745
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Rendiment acadèmic
Econometria
Comprensió de la lectura
Academic achievement
Econometrics
Reading comprehension
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spelling The evolution of educational inequalities in Spain: Dynamic evidence from repeated cross-sectionsChoi Mendizábal, Álvaro B. (Álvaro Borja)Gil Izquierdo, MaríaMediavilla, MauroValbuena, JavierRendiment acadèmicEconometriaComprensió de la lecturaAcademic achievementEconometricsReading comprehensionA lack of longitudinal data prevents many countries from estimating dynamic models and, thus, from obtaining valuable evidence for policymaking in the field of education. This is the case of Spain, where recent education reforms have targeted secondary schools, but their design has been based on incomplete information regarding the evolution of student performance and far from robust evidence concerning just when educational inequalities are generated. This paper addresses the absence of longitudinal data required for performing such analyses by using a dynamic model with repeated cross-sectional data. We are able to link the reading competencies of students from the same cohort that participated in two international assessments at different ages (9/10 and 15/16) and so identify when educational gaps¿in terms of gender, socio-economic status and place of birth¿emerge. Our results suggest that educational inequalities in Spain originate in lower educational levels. These results stress the importance of early intervention for improving performance during the compulsory education and for tackling educational inequalities.Springer Verlag2018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/123745Articles publicats en revistes (Economia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-017-1701-6Social Indicators Research, 2018, vol. 138, num. 3, p. 853-872https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-017-1701-6(c) Springer Verlag, 2018info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1237452026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The evolution of educational inequalities in Spain: Dynamic evidence from repeated cross-sections
title The evolution of educational inequalities in Spain: Dynamic evidence from repeated cross-sections
spellingShingle The evolution of educational inequalities in Spain: Dynamic evidence from repeated cross-sections
Choi Mendizábal, Álvaro B. (Álvaro Borja)
Rendiment acadèmic
Econometria
Comprensió de la lectura
Academic achievement
Econometrics
Reading comprehension
title_short The evolution of educational inequalities in Spain: Dynamic evidence from repeated cross-sections
title_full The evolution of educational inequalities in Spain: Dynamic evidence from repeated cross-sections
title_fullStr The evolution of educational inequalities in Spain: Dynamic evidence from repeated cross-sections
title_full_unstemmed The evolution of educational inequalities in Spain: Dynamic evidence from repeated cross-sections
title_sort The evolution of educational inequalities in Spain: Dynamic evidence from repeated cross-sections
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Choi Mendizábal, Álvaro B. (Álvaro Borja)
Gil Izquierdo, María
Mediavilla, Mauro
Valbuena, Javier
author Choi Mendizábal, Álvaro B. (Álvaro Borja)
author_facet Choi Mendizábal, Álvaro B. (Álvaro Borja)
Gil Izquierdo, María
Mediavilla, Mauro
Valbuena, Javier
author_role author
author2 Gil Izquierdo, María
Mediavilla, Mauro
Valbuena, Javier
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Rendiment acadèmic
Econometria
Comprensió de la lectura
Academic achievement
Econometrics
Reading comprehension
topic Rendiment acadèmic
Econometria
Comprensió de la lectura
Academic achievement
Econometrics
Reading comprehension
description A lack of longitudinal data prevents many countries from estimating dynamic models and, thus, from obtaining valuable evidence for policymaking in the field of education. This is the case of Spain, where recent education reforms have targeted secondary schools, but their design has been based on incomplete information regarding the evolution of student performance and far from robust evidence concerning just when educational inequalities are generated. This paper addresses the absence of longitudinal data required for performing such analyses by using a dynamic model with repeated cross-sectional data. We are able to link the reading competencies of students from the same cohort that participated in two international assessments at different ages (9/10 and 15/16) and so identify when educational gaps¿in terms of gender, socio-economic status and place of birth¿emerge. Our results suggest that educational inequalities in Spain originate in lower educational levels. These results stress the importance of early intervention for improving performance during the compulsory education and for tackling educational inequalities.
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