Three-generation educational mobility in six African countries

Giovanni Razzu () and Ayago Wambile ()
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Giovanni Razzu: Department of Economics, University of Reading
Ayago Wambile: The World Bank

No em-dp2020-23, Economics Discussion Papers from Department of Economics, University of Reading

Abstract: Using nationally representative survey data, we provide estimates of three generation educational mobility for six African countries: Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Tanzania. We ask whether the extent of educational mobility across three generations differ by gender and whether the impact of grandparents differ depending on their residence status. We find that grandparents matter and the intergenerational effects can persist beyond two generations. These effects are however one fifth of those between two generations. They are generally higher for daughters than sons and stronger if grandparents live with their grandchildren than if they do not.

Keywords: multigenerational social mobility; education; gender; methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I24 J16 J62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 2020-12-11
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