Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/159618 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
Quaderni - Working Paper DSE No. 779
Publisher: 
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche (DSE), Bologna
Abstract: 
This paper proposes a theory on how students social background affects their school attainment and job opportunities. We study a setup where students differ in ability and social background, and we analyze the interaction between a school and an employer. Students with disadvantaged background are penalized compared to other students: they receive less teaching and/or are less likely to be hired. A surprising result is that policy aiming to subsidize education for disadvantaged students might in fact decrease their job opportunities.
JEL: 
C73
I21
J24
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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