@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp3163, author={Peragine, Vito and Serlenga, Laura}, title={Higher Education and Equality of Opportunity in Italy}, year={2007}, month={Nov}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={3163}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp3163}, abstract={This paper proposes a definition of equality of educational opportunities. Then, it develops a comprehensive model that allows to test for the existence of equality of opportunity in a given distribution and to rank distributions according to equality of opportunity. Finally, it provides an empirical analysis of equality of opportunity for higher education in Italy.}, keywords={equality of opportunity;higher education;stochastic dominance}, }