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Title: Does Human Capital Transfer from Parent to Child: The Intergenerational Effects of Compulsory Schooling

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2006

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Abstract: This article attempts to improve our understanding of the causal processes that contribute to intergenerational immobility by exploiting historical changes in compulsory schooling laws that affected the educational attainment of parents without affecting their innate abilities or endowments. We examine the influence of parental compulsory schooling on children's grade-for-age using the 1960, 1970, and 1980 U.S. censuses. Our estimates indicate that a 1-year increase in the education of either parent reduces the probability that a child repeats a grade by between 2 and 4 percentage points.

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Authors: Oreopoulos, Philip; Page, Marianne E.; Stevens, Ann Huff

Periodical (Full): Journal of Labor Economics

Issue: 4

Volume: 24

Pages: 729-760

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education

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