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Recent Developments in Intergenerational Mobility [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2010
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIESRECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITYSandra E. BlackPaul J. DevereuxWorking Paper 15889http://www.nber.org/papers/w15889NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH1050 Massachusetts AvenueCambridge, MA 02138April 2010Prepared for the Handbook of Labor Economics. We would like to thank Anders Bjorklund, DanHamermesh, Helena
Black, Sandra E., Devereux, Paul J.
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Contrasting roles of school and public libraries in lower primary pupils' reading

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Libraries represent an important institutional component of children's reading socialisation, yet their role is often treated as uniform despite substantial differences between school and public libraries. This study examines how visits to school and public libraries relate to pupils' reading attitudes, practices and self‐assessed reading ...
Kateřina Balcarová, Jiří Balcar
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How Intergenerational Mobility Shapes Migrant Workers’ Job Quality: Empirical Evidence from China

Societies
As a crucial indicator for measuring regional social equity and equality of opportunity, intergenerational mobility exerts an important impact on the employment quality of the agricultural migrant population.
Haopeng Sun, Yichun Chen, Ronggeng Chen, Tianfeng Li   +3 more
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Leaving children behind for cross‐border education: Unveiling the emotional agency of international post‐graduate student mothers

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite growing interest in the internationalisation of higher education, the experiences of international student parents, particularly international student mothers, remain largely marginalised in research and policy. This paper examines the emotional agency of international student mothers who leave their children behind in their home ...
Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan, Ha Ngan Ngo, Chloe Le   +2 more
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Does Where You Live Matter? An Analysis of Intergenerational Transmission of Education Among Hispanic Americans

Frontiers in Sociology, 2021
The intergenerational transmission of education from parents to children is an important indicator of societal inclusiveness and educational inequality.
Sharron Xuanren Wang, Arthur Sakamoto
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Publicly funded private schools and academic achievement: A comparative analysis of PISA data in European countries

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper analyses differences in academic achievement associated with attendance at publicly funded private schools and public schools across 11 European countries. Using eight waves of PISA data (2000–2022), we apply OLS, IPW and IPWRA estimators to account for observed heterogeneity and mitigate selection bias.
Priya Maurya, Léonard Moulin, Denis Fougère   +2 more
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The impact of subjective intergenerational mobility on well-being: evidence from China

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Although social mobility has been shown to be essential for subjective well-being, empirical evidence on the relationship between subjective intergenerational mobility and well-being in the developing world is relatively limited and needs to be more ...
Chong Lu, Guangkun Chen
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Educational reproduction in Sweden: A replication of Skopek and Leopold 2020 using Swedish data

Demographic Research, 2023
Background: Intergenerational social mobility, or the inheritance of status characteristics, is well-studied in Sweden. However, it accounts for just one aspect of the process of intergenerational reproduction of social inequality.
Vanessa Wittemann
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Changes in intergenerational mobility in Britain [PDF]

, 2004
This paper flatly contradicts the common view that anyone can make it in modern Britain. Indeed, rather then weakening, the link between an individual's earnings and those of his or her parents has strengthened. An important part of the explanation is that the expansion of higher education has benefited people from rich families much more than those ...
Gregg, PA, Blanden, J, Goodman, A, Machin, S   +3 more
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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
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