This paper estimates intergenerational mobility in education using data from 91 censuses in 24 countries in Latin … complete one educational stage more than their parents (primary education for those whose parents did not finish primary school …, or secondary education for those whose parents did not complete secondary school). It measures downward mobility as the …

Canada. At the same time, returns to education have gone up. Both factors have contributed to exacerbating income gaps … between children of parents with and without secondary education. However, the transmission of residual parental income … education. Overall, these patterns suggest that fostering high school completion may help slow down the worsening of …

series for several indexes of relative and absolute intergenerational education mobility for 18 Latin American countries over …

series for several indexes of relative and absolute intergenerational education mobility for 18 Latin American countries over …

rates, intergenerational mobility of education, and long-run earnings inequality in eight countries Sub-Saharan Africa. On … completion is higher. However, a small additional impact on girls’ education due to the Covid-19 induced rise in teenage … pregnancy is observed in some countries. Intergenerational mobility of education decreases from 1 to close to 50 percent …

This paper formulates a simple skill and education model to explain how better access to higher education leads to …

This paper formulates a simple skill and education model to explain how better access to higher education leads to …

top of the education and income distribution (upward mobility) has increased. On the other hand, for children whose …

This paper formulates a simple skill and education model to illustrate how better access to higher education can lead …