Heterogeneity in the intergenerational transmission of educational attainment
Subtitle: evidence from Switzerland on natives and second generation immigrants
By: by Philipp Bauer, Regina T. Riphahn.
Contributors: Riphahn, Regina Therese.
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 1354; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) ;; no. 1354
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Children of immigrants -- Education -- Switzerland.; Educational attainment -- Switzerland.
Description: "This study applies rich data from the 2000 Swiss census to investigate the patterns of intergenerational education transmission for natives and second generation immigrants. The level of secondary schooling attained by youth aged 17 is related to their parents' educational outcomes using data on the entire Swiss population. Based on economic theories of child educational attainment we derive hypotheses regarding the patterns in intergenerational education transmission. The data yields substantial heterogeneity in intergenerational transmission across population groups. Only a small share of this heterogeneity is explained by the predictions of economic theory"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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