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Inequality in Education: A Comparison of Australian Indigenous and Nonindigenous Populations

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  • Gunawan David

    (University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia)

  • Griffiths William

    (University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia)

  • Chotikapanich Duangkamon

    (Monash University, Melbourne, Australia)

Abstract

Data from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey is used to estimate distributions for the level of educational attainment for Australian indigenous and nonindigenous populations for the years 2001, 2006, 2014 and 2017. Bayesian inference is used to analyse how these ordinal categorical distributions have changed over time and to compare indigenous and nonindigenous distributions. Both the level of educational attainment and inequality in educational attainment are considered. To compare changes in levels over time, as well as inequality between the two populations, first order stochastic dominance and an index of educational poverty are used. To examine changes in inequality over time, two inequality indices and generalised Lorenz dominance are considered. Results are presented in terms of posterior densities for the indices and posterior probabilities for dominance for the dominance comparisons. We find some evidence of improvement over time, especially in the lower parts of the indigenous distribution and that inequality has significantly increased from 2001 to 2017.

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  • Gunawan David & Griffiths William & Chotikapanich Duangkamon, 2022. "Inequality in Education: A Comparison of Australian Indigenous and Nonindigenous Populations," Statistics, Politics and Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 13(1), pages 57-72, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:statpp:v:13:y:2022:i:1:p:57-72:n:3
    DOI: 10.1515/spp-2021-0026
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