A postcode lottery in education? Explaining regional inequality in multilevel systems

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ID6330461
AutoresJohanna Schnabel (0000-0002-6160-1083, Freie Universität Berlin Berlin Germany, autor correspondente)
Ano2025
Volume53
Fascículo2
Páginas263-284
Data de publicação2025-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPolicy Studies Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/psj.12565
OpenAlexW4403825902
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas64

Inequality is a challenge for societies around the globe. In addition to its socio‐economic and political dimensions, inequality also has a territorial dimension. Focusing on educational inequality across regions, this article explores factors that shape regional differences in student enrolment and educational attainment in 14 OECD countries. The findings of the article suggest that a strong level of regional authority over education increases regional inequality in education. Further factors are regional differences in education expenditures and variation in the population size of regions. Low regional inequality in education seems to be explained by a low degree of regional authority or low differences in education spending. By examining regional inequality in education, the article enhances our understanding of the way multilevel governance influences the quality of life within regions. In particular, it highlights the impact of decentralization on territorial inequality

Demographic economics · Economics · Inequality · Lottery · Microeconomics · Political science · Regional science · Sociology · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Mathematics · Social Policy and Reform Studies