Showing 121 - 130 of 160,435
the educational attainment of their children. Compared to natives, the educational transmission process between parent and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010400651
achievements between immigrants and natives. However, we find that the children of Italian immigrants exhibit fairly high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010408476
least over the last 65 years). This is the first study explicitly on providing the association between parents’ and children … use of a unique data set on educational outcomes based on children recall of parental education. The data used is the … result of Adult Education Survey of 2007. Several findings emerge from the analysis. First of all, children’s and parents …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011447319
correlation between parents' and children's education. Using data for 1954-1993 birth cohorts, we find a decrease in … distribution. Nevertheless, a considerable portion of children's education still depends on family background. Children from poor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013045060
This paper studies whether sons and daughters reproduce in their relationships the same intra-household inequalities observed for their parents in terms of some economic statuses (wages, income, work hours, and education). Additionally, we emphasize the relevance of transmission of preference...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012544378
mobility is relatively high in Estonia both for natives and children of foreign-born, the native-immigrant earnings gap has not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012651277
be related to different roles played by indirect and direct influences of family background on children outcomes in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013077019
children of urban college educated fathers, but not in rural areas. Theoretical insights help understand the mechanisms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012496682
Using discontinuities within the Swedish SAT system, we show that additional admission opportunities causally affect college choices. Students with high-educated parents change timing, colleges, and fields in ways that appear consistent with basic economic theory. In contrast, very talented...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012229310
Using discontinuities within the Swedish SAT system, we show that additional admission opportunities causally affect college choices. Students with high-educated parents change timing, colleges, and fields in ways that appear rational and informed. In contrast, very talented students with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012229578