1.主題

Multi-generational Educational Mobility in China in the Twentieth Century

2.主講人

曹佳

3.摘要

Two essential strategies to understand the mechanisms of intergenerational mobility are to compare mobility across countries and across time. However, for multi-generational mobility, estimates for developing countries are mostly missing, and trend studies are rare. This paper uses education to measure social status and provides nationally representative estimates of social mobility over three generations in China that are suitable for international comparison. Results show that grandparents’ education positively correlates with children’s education, controlling for the parents’ education. This grandparent effect is comparable to what is found in Western countries, despite differences in cultures and institutions. During the sample period, the correlation between grandparent and child education is relatively stable. When exploring mechanisms, we find that the observed grandparent effect is primarily due to omitted information from the parents’ generation, not direct interactions between grandparents and children.

4.主講人介紹

曹佳，中國人民大學應用經濟學院講師，愛荷華州立大學經濟學博士，主要研究領域為宏觀經濟學，家庭經濟學，勞動經濟學等。在Journal of Population Economics, China Economic Review等期刊發表論文數篇。

5.時間

2023年5月11日12:30-11:45

6.地點

韦德体育bevictor學院南路校區

學術會堂南樓608

7.主辦單位

韦德体育bevictor人力資本與勞動經濟研究中心