Researchers find students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to be undermatched to their degree courses both academically and in terms of earnings potential. Women are more likely than men to be undermatched when it comes to earnings potential.

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13 February 2022

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VoxEU

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https://voxeu.org/article/inequalities-student-degree-match

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