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Selective Schooling Has Not Promoted Social Mobility in England

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  • Buscha, Franz

    (University of Westminster)

  • Gorman, Emma

    (University of Westminster)

  • Sturgis, Patrick

    (London School of Economics)

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In this paper we use linked census data to assess whether an academically selective schooling system promotes social mobility, using England as a case study. Over a period of two decades, the share of pupils in academically selective schools in England declined sharply and differentially by area. Using a sample of census records matched to administrative data on selective system schooling within local areas, we exploit temporal and geographic variation to estimate the effects of the selective schooling system on absolute and relative social class mobility. Our results provide no support for the contention that the selective schooling system increased social mobility in England, whether considered in absolute or relative terms. The findings are precisely estimated and robust to a comprehensive battery of robustness checks.

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  • Buscha, Franz & Gorman, Emma & Sturgis, Patrick, 2021. "Selective Schooling Has Not Promoted Social Mobility in England," IZA Discussion Papers 14640, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp14640
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    Keywords

    grammar schools; selective schooling; social mobility;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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