Intergenerational Transmission of Education: The Relative Importance of Transmission Channels

Latin American Economic Review, 24(1), pp. 1-44, 2015, doi.org/10.1007/s40503-014-0015-1

44 Pages Posted: 16 Jan 2012 Last revised: 10 Feb 2015

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Florian Chávez-Juárez

Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas

Date Written: January 20, 2015

Abstract

This paper aims at quantifying the relative importance of different transmission channels generating the high levels of intergenerational correlations in education, especially in Latin America. A simultaneous equations model is applied to rich survey data from Mexico. The results show that the economic situation of the family has the highest impact, even more than heritability of cognitive abilities. The long run economic situation seems to matter more than the current consumption level. Parental education affects the schooling outcome directly but also indirectly through the economic situation, which is particularly true for the father.

Keywords: intergenerational transmission of education, social mobility, IQ transmission, inequality, Mexico

JEL Classification: D31, I21, I24, J62

Suggested Citation

Wendelspiess Chávez Juárez, Florian, Intergenerational Transmission of Education: The Relative Importance of Transmission Channels (January 20, 2015). Latin American Economic Review, 24(1), pp. 1-44, 2015, doi.org/10.1007/s40503-014-0015-1, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1986022 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1986022

Florian Wendelspiess Chávez Juárez (Contact Author)

Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas ( email )

Carretera Mexico-Toluca 3655
Lomas de Santa Fe
Mexico City, 01210
Mexico

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