出版社：Australian Institutes for Educational Research
摘要：There is strong evidence that expansion of university enrolment contributes to economicgrowth. Less clear, however, is whether that expansion will reduce income inequality.Human capital theory argues that education provides graduates with the knowledge andskills to be more productive. As more students from disadvantaged families graduatefrom universities, the theory states, the effect will be greater income equality. If,however, salaries depend on characteristics linked to graduates’ social origin, expansioncan perpetuate inequality. This study examines the relationship between salary ongraduation from university, and mother’s education, prestige of secondary school anduniversity attended, and graduates’ perceptions of the quality of the university programcompleted. Data were collected from a sample of students in two degree programs inthree universities in Chile. Salaries for graduates in psychology were unrelated to any ofthe independent variables. Salaries for graduates entering teaching were higher for thosewho attended more prestigious secondary schools.
