The access to education in Romania. A regional study

Education is fundamental both for individual destiny and the economic development of a country. The access to education is a serious problem facing the Romanian society, and especially the vulnerable groups. The purpose of this research is to overview the education level in Romania during 1990-2010, and to identify the factors that influence the access to education of the most vulnerable ethnic group, the Roma. For this paper, we use the quantitative analysis. Using an econometric regression, we identify factors that influence access to education for Roma. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.