Inequality of Opportunities in the Educational Attainment of Chilean Students.
Author
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Larrañaga Jiménez, Osvaldo
Author
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Telias, Amanda
Admission date
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2017-05-18T21:04:38Z
Available date
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2017-05-18T21:04:38Z
Publication date
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2010
Cita de ítem
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Series Documentos de Trabajo No. 310, Junio, 2010
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Identifier
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/144010
Abstract
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This study measures the contribution of inequality of opportunities on the educational
attainment of Chilean students, captured through the SIMCE test scores. For this, it employs a
recently introduced methodology that quantifies the effect of exogenous and endogenous
factors on socioeconomic outcomes, using parametric and non-parametric techniques. The
study applies this methodology for the SIMCE tests in Mathematics and Language in the 1999
to 2007 period for fourth grade primary, eighth grade primary and for second grade of
secondary school. The results show a reduction in the percentage of inequality of SIMCE
results arising from exogenous circumstances, which can be interpreted as a decrease in
inequality of opportunities. This conclusion is robust to the estimation technique and the
schooling grade. In addition, the results reveal that inequality of opportunities is greater in
secondary school than in primary school.
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Lenguage
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en
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Publisher
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Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Economía y Negocios