Where do STEM graduates stem from? : the intergenerational transmission of comparative skill advantages

Eric A. Hanushek, Babs Jacobs, Guido Schwerdt, Rolf van der Velden, Stan Vermeulen, Simon Wiederhold ; editor: Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) - Member of the Leibniz Association

The standard economic model of occupational choice following a basic Roy model emphasizes individual selection and comparative advantage, but the sources of comparative advantage are not well understood. We employ a unique combination of Dutch survey and registry data that links math and language skills across generations and permits analysis of the intergenerational transmission of comparative skill advantages. Exploiting within-family between-subject variation in skills, we show that comparative advantages in math of parents are significantly linked to those of their children. A causal interpretation follows from a novel IV estimation that isolates variation in parent skill advantages due to their teacher and classroom peer quality. Finally, we show the strong influence of family skill transmission on children’s choices of STEM fields.

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Year of publication:	May 2023
Authors:	Hanushek, Eric Alan ; Jacobs, Babs ; Schwerdt, Guido ; Velden, Rolf van der ; Vermeulen, Stan ; Wiederhold, Simon
Institutions:	Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (issuing body)
Publisher:	Halle (Saale), Germany : Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) - Member of the Leibniz Association
Subject:	causality \| intergenerational mobility \| parent-child skill transmission \| STEM \| Intergenerationale Übertragung \| Intergenerational transfer \| Absolventen \| Graduates \| Bildungsniveau \| Educational achievement \| Qualifikation \| Occupational qualification \| Kinder \| Children \| Eltern \| Parents \| Schätzung \| Estimation \| Bildungsertrag \| Returns to education \| Mathematik \| Mathematics \| Niederlande \| Netherlands \| Schulbesuch \| School attendance \| Naturwissenschaft \| Natural sciences \| Generationengerechtigkeit \| Intergenerational equity \| Intergenerationenmobilität \| Intergenerational mobility

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (III, 49, A22 Seiten, 1,85 MB) Diagramme
Series:	IWH-Diskussionspapiere. - Halle, S. : IWH, ISSN 2194-2188, ZDB-ID 2836591-4. - Vol. 2023, no. 13 (May 2023)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Forschungsbericht ; Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature ; Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 32-37
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/271201 [Handle]
Classification:	i24 ; i26 ; J12 - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; J62 - Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility ; Methoden, Techniken und Organisation der sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung ; Betriebssoziologie, Betriebspsychologie
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

Persistent link: https://ebvufind01.dmz1.zbw.eu/10014283095