The Changing Economic Advantage from Private Schools

Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy, Yu Zhu

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    Abstract

    Private schooling is an important feature of education systems across the world. Despite its relatively small size, the British private school sector has a long history and plays a prominent role in society. We provide evidence showing that private schools have been successful in transforming their ability to generate the academic outputs that are most in demand in the modern economy: the private/state school wage differential has risen significantly over time, and a significant factor has been faster rising educational attainment for privately-educated individuals.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)658-679
    Number of pages22
    JournalEconomica
    Volume79
    Issue number316
    Early online date1 Aug 2011
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 18 Sept 2012

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Economics and Econometrics

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