Family background and gender differences in educational expectations

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 107
Issue: 2
Pages: 125-127

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1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

Socioeconomic outcomes of parents and their children are more correlated for sons than for daughters. This paper presents empirical evidence from Denmark that these gender differences result from different transmission mechanisms by separating the effects of parental education and income.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:107:y:2010:i:2:p:125-127
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-25