This study examines the effects of parental labor market activities on children's education attainment. In contrast to … drawn from the German Socio-Economic Panel an ordered probit estimator is used to model children's education attainment … significant positive effects on children's education attainment. Furthermore, we obtain evidence that the regional GDP growth rate …

also of subsequent generations. Little comparative work exists for Europe's largest economies. France, Germany and the … countries in terms of education, earnings, and employment. …

also of subsequent generations. Little comparative work exists for Europe's largest economies. France, Germany and the UK … terms of education, earnings, and employment. -- Immigration ; second-generation immigrants ; integration …

Germany. -- education transmission ; intergenerational mobility ; equality of opportunity ; schooling ; human capital … the fall of the iron curtain in East Germany and compare the relevance of parental educational background for secondary … schooling outcomes in East and West Germany. Based on data from the German Mikrozensus we find that educational mobility is …