Consequences of Learning in Segregated Environments. Education, Personality Traits and Labour Market Performance of Young Roma with at Least Secondary Education in Bulgaria

The article traces the performance on the labor market, the income, and some personal characteristics of a sample of 231 young Roma with secondary or higher education based on the level of segregation in the schools they attended at different levels of education. We look at how educational segregation is linked to income after graduation, current status and typical short-term transitions on the labor market and personal characteristics. Our main conclusion is that learning in a segregated or desegregated environment and the transitions between them have controversial effects on learning, income, activity, and chances of finding a job and are related to the development of different socio-emotional skills.