Family background and gender differences in educational expectations

被引:29
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作者
Kleinjans, Kristin J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Calif State Univ Fullerton, Dept Econ, Mihaylo Coll Business & Econ, Fullerton, CA 92834 USA
关键词
Educational expectations; Intergenerational correlation; Gender differences; Socioeconomic background;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2010.01.002
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
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. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:125 / 127
页数:3
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