This presentation was give at the Policy Exchange conference on social mobility in higher and further education on 15 September 2016.
Authors
Claire Crawford
Research Fellow University College London
Claire is a Research Fellow at IFS, working on the determinants and consequences of participation in childcare and education for parents and children.
Presentation details
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Crawford, C. (2016). 'Education inequality and social mobility' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/education-inequality-and-social-mobility (accessed: 18 April 2024).
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