The transition to tertiary education and parental background over time

We analyze the role of parental background for transitions to tertiary education in Germany and answer three questions: (a) does the relevance of parental background shift from short-term (contemporary income) to long factors (ability, parental education) at higher levels of education? (b) Did the i...

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Volume:	25
Main Author:	Riphahn, Regina T Schieferdecker, Florian
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer 2012 Springer-Verlag SPRINGER
published in:	Journal of population economics Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 635 - 675
Data of publication:	2012
ISSN:	0176-1714 0933-1433 1432-1475 1432-1475
EISSN:	1432-1475
Discipline:	Economics Religion Social Welfare & Social Work Education
Subjects:	Ostdeutschland Regionaler Vergleich Westdeutschland Soziale Mobilität Religion Abiturient Bildungschance Hochschulzugang Generation Soziale Herkunft Mobilität Geschlechtsspezifik Einkommenshöhe Auswirkung Bildungsmobilität Hochschulbildung Womens studies Higher education Parental education Parents Secondary schools Children Income effect EDUCATION Socioeconomics Educational attainment Universities Population Economics Intergenerational transmission Economics general Demography Tertiary education C25 Human capital investment I23 Economics / Management Science Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Parenting Parent participation Education Investments Analysis Home and school Intergenerational transmission ATTAINMENT Tertiary education UK INEQUALITY RETURNS Human capital investment PARTICIPATION
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