Education, Labour Market and Inequalities

This chapter analyses the relationship between education and socio-economic inequalities. Education is the determinant factor of the human capital and therefore has a strong impact on the labour productivity. Therefore, education affects wages inequalities through the different levels of human capital. More educate people have greater possibilities to enter into the labour market in a shorter period and receive a better job and a higher wage. The impact of socio-economic inequalities on the access to education system is also analyzed and explains the deterioration of socio-economic inequalities. The irrigational mobility and the impact on education level is also analyzed. Finally, the policies implemented by the government in order to restrict inequalities are also presented and analyzed. This chapter: