Public Education and Intergenerational Economic Mobility Journal Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • This paper examines the role of public education in determining intergenerational economic mobility. It considers a model in which education is free and admission to schools is competitive. The results indicate that for mobility to increase during the process of development, the share of resources devoted to public education needs to be large enough to offset the relative advantage of having educated parents in academic attainment.

publication date

  • August 1, 1999

has restriction

  • closed

Date in CU Experts

  • July 8, 2014 12:37 PM

Full Author List

  • Iyigun MF

author count

  • 1

Other Profiles

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0020-6598

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1468-2354

Additional Document Info

start page

  • 697

end page

  • 710

volume

  • 40

issue

  • 3