Abstract
Abstract Using unique administrative individual data, this paper examines ethnic differences in degree performance in Dutch colleges and universities. The paper estimates parametric duration models and accounts for unobserved heterogeneity to assess the sources of ethnic disparities. The analysis shows that ethnic minorities from non-western countries have a significantly lower degree performance and higher risk of dropping-out. Especially, Turkish, Moroccan and Caribbean students are less likely to graduate, and graduates among them need much more time to complete their study. There is no evidence that this disadvantage stems from poor parental socioeconomic position and the choice of study subject.
Highlights
Ethnic disparities in higher education have received little attention in European studies from scholars from any discipline, in contrast to an overall ethnic gap in educational attainment Chiswick and DebBurman, (2004); Van Ours and Veenman, (2003); Nielsen et al, (2003); Riphahn, (2003); Gang and Zimmermann, 2000)
We start with estimating separate duration models for students who started with HBO and Women in universities (WO) acknowledging a distinct pattern of performance of HBO and WO students as shown by Figure 2
The estimated coefficients are given in an accelerated failure time metric, which adjusts survival functions for the effects of covariates
Summary
Ethnic disparities in higher education have received little attention in European studies from scholars from any discipline, in contrast to an overall ethnic gap in educational attainment Chiswick and DebBurman, (2004); Van Ours and Veenman, (2003); Nielsen et al, (2003); Riphahn, (2003); Gang and Zimmermann, 2000). This is more relevant for minority ethnic students from non-western countries, compared to Dutch students who more often continue to attend higher education. Data and descriptive statistics The analysis uses the Central Register of Higher Education (CRIHO) which includes information about the subject of study, type of education (vocational college -HBO, or university -WO), institution of study, and month and year of graduation, in addition to basic personal characteristics such as age, gender and ethnicity.
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