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Abstract(s)
This paper analyses whether schools with better scores in National Exams are in regions NUTs III with greater purchasing power. Accordingly, we analyse the evolution of the ranking of schools considering the purchasing power of the regions where they are located. Using data collected in the media, related to school rankings by region for 2008 and 2014 and in Pordata database for regional purchasing power in 2007 and 2011, we calculate location and specialization measures and perform a regional shift-share analysis. The results show that schools located in regions with very high and high purchasing powers rank first, and both structural and regional changes are positive. A notable exception is the region of Alto Alentejo with a medium purchasing power. In contrast, regions with low purchasing power show negative structural and regional changes. These results indicate that, with an exception, the gap between regions of low and high purchasing powers has been perpetuated.
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Aknowledgments. This research was financed by National Funds of the FCT—
Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology within the project
UIDB/04928/2020 and under the Scientific Employment Stimulus—Institutional Call
CEECINST/00051/2018.
Keywords
Economic growth Shift-share analysis Education performance Regional convergence Human capital
Citation
Santos, E., Carvalho, M., Martins, S. (2023). Is There an Economic Bias in Academic Success?. In: Abreu, A., Carvalho, J.V., Liberato, D., Galdames, I.S. (eds) Advances in Tourism, Technology and Systems. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 340. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9960-4_60
Publisher
Springer