Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP3020
Authors: Raquel Fernández
Abstract: This Paper examines the education literature through the lens of sorting. It argues that how individuals sort across neighborhoods, schools and households (spouses), can have important consequences for the acquisition of human capital and inequality. It discusses the implications of different education finance systems for sorting and analyses the efficiency and welfare properties of these in static and dynamic frameworks.
Keywords: education; human capital; inequality; sorting
JEL Codes: I21; I22; J12; J31
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Sorting into neighborhoods (R23) | Access to educational resources (I24) |
| Access to educational resources (I24) | Human capital accumulation (J24) |
| Sorting into neighborhoods (R23) | Human capital accumulation (J24) |
| Local provision of education (H52) | Community characteristics (R23) |
| Community characteristics (R23) | Sorting behavior (C92) |
| Sorting across neighborhoods, schools, and households (R23) | Acquisition of human capital (J24) |
| Increased sorting (C69) | Disparities in human capital acquisition (J24) |
| Economic segregation (R23) | Quality of education and resources for lower-income families (I24) |
| Different education finance systems (I22) | Sorting outcomes (Y10) |