average, secondary school completion rates decrease by 12 percentage points overall and by 16 points for children with low …-educated parents. Interestingly, in most countries the gender gap diminishes because for men the projected decrease in secondary school …. disadvantaged children, earnings inequality could increase between one and four Gini points, depending on the assumptions. …

, on average. This pattern seems to be driven by the high upward mobility of children from low-educated families; at the … observed and are associated with income inequality, poverty, economic growth, public educational expenditures and assortative …

learning were concentrated among initially better-performing schools and students. At the same time, learning outcomes may have … decreased for schools and students that were lower performing at baseline. Finally, the study finds that incentivizing students …

. Parents' schooling and income are considerably higher in Saõ Paulo, and inequality in parental schooling is higher in the … regional differences in the characteristics of parents that are consistent with the regional difference in child outcomes … Northeast. Regression estimates imply substantial positive effects of parental schooling and income on child schooling …

Union. In the first three chapters we address the micro level of individual life courses: education, employment and income …