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Intermarriage and the intergenerational transmission of ethnic identity and human capital for Mexican Americans
Duncan, Brian (contributor); Trejo, Stephen J. (contributor) - 2008
achieved by the Mexican-origin population in the United States. First, using Census data for U.S.-born youth ages 16-17 who … have at least one Mexican parent, we estimate how the Mexican identification, high school dropout rates, and English … extent and selectivity of ethnic attrition among second-generation Mexican-American adults and among U.S.-born Mexican …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003724141
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Intermarriage and the Intergenerational Transmission of Ethnic Identity and Human Capital for Mexican Americans
Duncan, Brian; Trejo, Stephen J. - 2021
achieved by the Mexican-origin population in the United States. First, using Census data for U.S.-born youth ages 16-17 who … have at least one Mexican parent, we estimate how the Mexican identification, high school dropout rates, and English … extent and selectivity of ethnic attrition among second-generation Mexican-American adults and among U.S.-born Mexican …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325115
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Parental ethnic identity and educational attainment of second-generation immigrants
Schüller, Simone - 2011
A lack of cultural integration is often blamed for hindering immigrant families' economic progression. This paper is a first attempt to explore whether immigrant parents' ethnic identity affects the next generation's human capital accumulation in the host country. Empirical results based on data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009522524
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Parental ethnic identity and educational attainment of second-generation immigrants
Schüller, Simone - 2012
A lack of cultural integration is often blamed for hindering immigrant families' economic progression. This paper is a first attempt to explore whether immigrant parents' ethnic identity affects the next generation's human capital accumulation in the host country. Empirical results based on data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009541750
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Parental Ethnic Identity and Educational Attainment of Second-Generation Immigrants
Schüller, Simone - 2011
A lack of cultural integration is often blamed for hindering immigrant families' economic progression. This paper is a first attempt to explore whether immigrant parents' ethnic identity affects the next generation's human capital accumulation in the host country. Empirical results based on data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013117822
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Parental Ethnic Identity and Educational Attainment of Second-Generation Immigrants
Schueller, Simone - 2012
A lack of cultural integration is often blamed for hindering immigrant families' economic progression. This paper is a first attempt to explore whether immigrant parents' ethnic identity affects the next generation's human capital accumulation in the host country. Empirical results based on data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013106340
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How Interethnic Marriages Affect the Educational Attainment of Children : Evidence from a Natural Experiment
van Ours, Jan C. - 2008
The allocation of Moluccan immigrants across towns and villages at arrival in the Netherlands and the subsequent formation of interethnic marriages resemble a natural experiment. The exogenous variation in marriage formation allows us to estimate the causal effect of interethnic marriages on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012725550
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How Interethnic Marriages Affect the Educational Attainment of Children : Evidence from a Natural Experiment
van Ours, Jan C.; Veenman, Justus - 2021
The allocation of Moluccan immigrants across towns and villages at arrival in the Netherlands and the subsequent formation of interethnic marriages resemble a natural experiment. The exogenous variation in marriage formation allows us to estimate the causal effect of interethnic marriages on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325370
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Ethnic identity and educational outcomes
Randazzo, Teresa; Piracha, Matloob - 2024
We study the role of immigrant children's ethnic identity in their educational performance and preferences/aspirations in Italy. We find that students with a weak sense of Italian belonging show a low performance in reading and mathematics and higher probability of grade retention. Moreover,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014465498
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Ethnic identity and educational outcomes
Randazzo, Teresa; Piracha, Matloob - 2024
We study the role of immigrant children's ethnic identity in their educational performance and preferences/aspirations in Italy. We find that students with a weak sense of Italian belonging show a low performance in reading and mathematics and higher probability of grade retention. Moreover,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014462188