The transition to tertiary education and parental background over time |
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Authors: | Regina T Riphahn Florian Schieferdecker |
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Institution: | (1) Economics Department, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Lange Gasse 20, 90403 Nuremberg, Germany |
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Abstract: | 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 impact of parental background on participation in tertiary education change over
time? (c) Are there different patterns by sex and region? Parental income significantly affects transitions to tertiary education.
Its impact seems to have lost magnitude over time. We find no clear differences by sex and larger parental income effects
in West than in East Germany. |
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