2020 (LIS)²ER workshop: “The Distributional Effects of Higher-Education Expansion”

The first (LIS)²ER workshop took place virtually from Thursday November 12th through Friday November 13th, and aimed to expand and deepen the understanding of the implications of the mass expansion of higher education for inequality. Six presentations of comparative as well as country-specific studies from different fields in the social sciences dealt with the societal, economic and political causes and consequences of higher education expansion. By discussing how it affects educational and labour market outcomes as well as social mobility, the contributions provided insights on the role of education in fighting (or spurring) inequality.

Video recordings of the workshop per session are available below:

Day 1
• Introduction to 2020 (LIS)²ER workshop: “The Distributional Effects of Higher-Education Expansion”
  by Daniele Checchi, Petra Sauer & Philippe Van Kerm (LISER, LIS)
• Educational Expansion and Crossnational Differences in Inequality: Lessons from Luxembourg Income Study
  by Petra Sauer (LISER, LIS)
• Discussion on: Educational Expansion and Crossnational Differences in Inequality: Lessons from Luxembourg Income Study
• Educational Inequality, Educational Expansion and Intergenerational Mobility
  by Jo Blanden (University of Surrey)
• Discussion on: Educational Inequality, Educational Expansion and Intergenerational Mobility

Day 2
• The Global Value of an Education: Are Income Returns to Education Declining Worldwide?
  by Louis Chauvel & Emily Murphy (University of Luxembourg)
• Discussion on: The Global Value of an Education: Are Income Returns to Education Declining Worldwide?
• Unpacking Rising Degree Requirements in the British Labour Market
  by Golo Henseke (UCL)
• Discussion on: Unpacking Rising Degree Requirements in the British Labour Market
• Educational Expansion and International Mobility of Students: The Case of Luxembourg
  by Irina Gewinner and Frederik de Moll (University of Luxembourg)
• Discussion on: Educational Expansion and International Mobility of Students: The Case of Luxembourg
• The Impact of Partisan Politics on Student Social Rights
  by Krzysztof Czarnecki (Poznan University of Economics)
• Discussion on: The Impact of Partisan Politics on Student Social Rights