An Analysis on Economic Inequality of Education

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380657
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Doshisha University
• Principal Investigator: Ojima Fumiaki 同志社大学, 社会学部, 教授 (30177224)
• Research Collaborator: LEFRANC Arnaud Cergy-Pontoise大学, 教授
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 学歴社会 / 教育機会 / 経済的不平等 / 教育の収益率

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research is to examine the economic returns of education and the economic inequality of educational opportunities in each cohort. This research attempted to clarify the economic function of education in post-war Japan.
(1) If we investigate private returns to education on the basis of cohort comparison, the total returns of higher education are highest in the cohort which includes baby boomers. (2) The educational attainment model composed of academic results in junior high school and estimated father’s income shows each variable complementarily affects educational attainment. The observed change corresponds to the degree of competition in attending higher education.

Free Research Field

教育社会学