• Title of article

    Timing of school tracking as a determinant of intergenerational transmission of education

  • Author/Authors

    Philipp Bauer، نويسنده , , Regina T. Riphahn، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    8
  • From page
    90
  • To page
    97
  • Abstract
    We test with Swiss data whether intergenerational educational mobility is affected by the time at which pupils are first streamed in secondary school. Late tracking significantly affects mobility and reduces the relative advantage of children of better educated parents.
  • Keywords
    Streaming , Segregation , Educational mobility , Intergenerational transmission of education , Ability tracking
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Record number

    435904