Like Father, Like Son? Intergenerational Educational Mobility in India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10967684 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mehtabul Azam (0000-0001-8990-9904, Oklahoma State University, corresponding author), Vipul Bhatt (0000-0002-5324-715X, James Madison University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1929-1959 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Demography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0070-3370 • E-ISSN: 1533-7790 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13524-015-0428-8 |
| PMID | 26487191 |
| OpenAlex | W3121618069 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 52 |
| References cited | 24 |
Using the nationally representative India Human Development Survey (IHDS), we create a unique son–father matched data set that is representative of the entire adult male population (aged 20–65) in India. We use these data to document the evolution of intergenerational transmission of educational attainment in India over time, among different castes and states for the birth cohorts of 1940–1985. We find that educational persistence, as measured by the regression coefficient of father’s education as a predictor of son’s education, has declined over time. This implies that increases in average educational attainment are driven primarily by increases among children of less-educated fathers. However, we do not find such a declining trend in the correlation between educational attainment of sons and fathers, which is another commonly used measure of persistence. To understand the source of such a discrepancy between the two measures of educational persistence, we decompose the intergenerational correlation and find that although persistence has declined at the lower end of the fathers’ educational distribution, it has increased at the top end of that distribution
Current Population Survey · Demographic economics · Distribution (mathematics · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Persistence (discontinuity · Population · Regression analysis · Sociology · Statistics · Demography · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Mathematics · Psychology · School Choice and Performance
Intergenerational mobility, human capital accumulation, and growth in India
Educational mobility in developing countries
Multigenerational mobility in India
Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility
Closer, but No Cigar
Economic approach to intergenerational mobility
Growing up Together
A Better Future
From market fixing to market-creating
Intergenerational Mobility in Educational Attainments
Public education spending, family background, and child education attainment
Mothers, sons and daughters
The roles of childhood circumstances and schooling on adult reading skills in low- and middle-income countries
Four Decades of Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa
Social Mobility in Developing Countries
Intergenerational Education Mobility in Africa
Explaining Caste-Based Disparities in Enrollment for National Health Insurance Program in India
The gender gap in intergenerational mobility
The Effects of the Great Depression on Children’s Intergenerational Mobility
Occupational and Educational Mobility Among Indian Muslims
Intergenerational education mobility in India
Historical African ethnic class stratification systems and intergenerational transmission of education
Persistence of intergroup occupational disparity in India
Decoupling genetics from attainments
Intergenerational education mobility of minorities in Turkey
Caste Embeddedness and Entrepreneurship in Colonial and Contemporary India
Trends in Intergenerational Education Mobility in Bangladesh
Educational Inequality and Household Dynamics in India
Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital in India
Group-based educational inequalities in India
Class in caste
How far the apple falls from the tree
Three-generation educational mobility in six African countries
Traditional hierarchies and affirmative action in a globalizing economy
Making the most of coresident data
Educational inequality and intergenerational mobility in Latin America
Women and Intergenerational Mobility in Education
Academic Resilience Among Children from Disadvantaged Social Groups in India
Temporal developments in intergenerational transmission of education
High schools and intergenerational mobility
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Education Policies and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in China
Caste, Religion, and Mental Health in India
Local Social Inequality, Economic Inequality, and Disparities in Child Height in India
The Total Effect of Social Origins on Educational Attainment
Where Does Ascribed Privilege Get You in? Structural and Net Effects of Caste and Religious Belonging in India
The gendered practices of the upwardly mobile in India
Using Survey Data to Estimate Intergenerational Mobility in Income and Education in Portugal
Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Brazil
Children's education and parental old-age health
Intergenerational Educational Mobility During the Twentieth Century
Large and Persistent Life Expectancy Disparities between India's Social Groups
Persistent inequality
Recent Developments in Intergenerational Mobility
The progress of school education in India
Chapter Five. Rags, Riches, and Race
Partially Awakened Giants
Cross‐country Rankings in Intergenerational Mobility
Where is the land of Opportunity? The Geography of Intergenerational Mobility in the United States
Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families
Traditional Institutions Meet the Modern World
Inequality of Educational Opportunity in India
Gender, Geography, and Generations
An Equilibrium Theory of the Distribution of Income and Intergenerational Mobility
Explaining Educational Differentials
| Unique citing works | 52 |
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| Citations per year | 4,73 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 52 |