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Education, Social Mobility and Religious Movements: A Theory of the Islamic Revival in Egypt
Binzel, Christine; Carvalho, Jean-Paul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper examines the economic origins of the Islamic revival that took place in Egypt in the 1970-80s, and in Muslim societies more generally. We provide the first systematic evidence of a decline in social mobility among educated youth in Egypt. Developing a behavioral model of religion, we...
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Trends in the Intergenerational Transmission of Education among Black South Africans
Magejo, Prudence; Benhura, Miracle; Gwatidzo, Tendai - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper investigates trends in intergenerational transmission of education among black South Africans – changes in … correlation between parents' and children's education. Using data for 1954-1993 birth cohorts, we find a decrease in … intergenerational transmission of education over the last four decades. The decline is strongest in the lower tail of the educational …
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Equalization of Opportunity: Definitions, Implementable Conditions and Application to Early-Childhood Policy Evaluation
Andreoli, Francesco; Havnes, Tarjei; Lefranc, Arnaud - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper develops a criterion to assess equalization of opportunity that is consistent with theoretical views of equality of opportunity. We characterize inequality of opportunity as a situation where some groups in society enjoy an illegitimate advantage. In this context, equalization of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959715
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Income Inequality, Equality of Opportunity, and Intergenerational Mobility
Corak, Miles - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Families, labor markets, and public policies all structure a child’s opportunities and determine the extent to which adult earnings are related to family background. Cross-country comparisons and the underlying trends suggest that these drivers will most likely lower the degree of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010695861
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Inequality of Opportunities of Educational Achievement in Turkey over Time
Tansel, Aysit - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
weakening of these factors over time. Policies are necessary to improve equality of opportunity in education in Turkey. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011268881
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Intergenerational Education Mobility among the Children of Canadian Immigrants
Aydemir, Abdurrahman; Chen, Wen-Hao; Corak, Miles - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
We analyze the intergenerational education mobility of Canadian men and women born to immigrants. A detailed portrait … education has not changed across the birth cohorts of the post-war period. …
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The Causal Effect of Parent’s Schooling on Children’s Schooling: A Comparison of Estimation Methods
Holmlund, Helena; Lindahl, Mikael; Plug, Erik - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Recent studies that aim to estimate the causal link between the education of parents and their children provide … quality of each identification procedure; and (iii) get at better perspective about intergenerational effects of education. We …. Our findings therefore indicate that the estimated impact of parental education on that of their child in Sweden does …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761668
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The Origins of Intergenerational Associations: Lessons from Swedish Adoption Data
Björklund, Anders; Lindahl, Mikael; Plug, Erik - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
, for the intergenerational association in education and income. We find that both pre- and post-birth factors contribute to … intergenerational transmissions, and that pre-birth factors are more important for mother’s education and less important for father …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761722
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Nature and Nurture in the Intergenerational Transmission of Socioeconomic Status: Evidence from Swedish Children and Their Biological and Rearing Parents
Björklund, Anders; Jäntti, Markus; Solon, Gary - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This study uses an extraordinary Swedish data set to explore the sources of the intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic status. Merging data from administrative sources and censuses, we investigate the association between sons’ and daughters’ socioeconomic outcomes and those of their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762222
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The Illusion of School Choice: Empirical Evidence from Barcelona
Calsamiglia, Caterina; Güell, Maia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
School choice aims to improve (1) the matching between children and schools and (2) students' educational outcomes. Yet, the concern is that disadvantaged families are less able to exercise choice, which raises (3) equity concerns. The Boston mechanism (BM) is a procedure that is widely used...
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