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In brief: The educational background of postgrad students

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  • Stephen Machin
  • Richard Murphy

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Has the boom in postgraduate courses in the UK over recent years had a negative impact on intergenerational mobility? Research by Stephen Machin and Richard Murphy suggests that there is a small but significant imbalance in favour of undergraduates who have been privately educated.

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  • Stephen Machin & Richard Murphy, 2010. "In brief: The educational background of postgrad students," CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance 316, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    • Handle: RePEc:cep:cepcnp:316
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    education; social mobility;

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