The Expansion and Convergence of Compulsory Schooling in Western Europe, 1950-2000
Expansion and Convergence of Schooling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9727122 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fabrice Murtin (0000-0002-5479-9191, Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques), Martina Viarengo (0000-0002-9085-4485, Harvard University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 311 |
| Pages | 501-522 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2009.00840.x |
| OpenAlex | W2153437464 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 41 |
This paper examines the expansion of compulsory schooling in fifteen Western European countries over 1950–2000. We show that a convergence process has occurred across these countries since 1950. We argue that the major driver of this phenomenon is the existence of decreasing aggregate returns to education that have limited the extension of compulsory schooling. Then we test whether convergence holds when confronted with other explanations described in the literature. Conditional convergence does hold and we find that openness has been another significant determinant of compulsory years of schooling, reflecting the need of a skilled labour force in an increasingly globalized world
Compulsory education · Conditional convergence · Convergence (economics) · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Extension (predicate logic) · Openness to experience · Phenomenon · Test (biology) · Economic Growth and Productivity · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 29 |
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| Citations per year | 2,07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |