Measuring Education Changes Between Generations: Evidence for 52 Developing Countries from 1870 to 2010

Raúl Claver and Raquel Ortega-Lapiedra ()
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Raúl Claver: University of Zaragoza
Raquel Ortega-Lapiedra: University of Zaragoza and IEDIS

Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2024, vol. 45, issue 4, No 13, 965-983

Abstract: Abstract This work measures the education changes between generations for a sample of 52 developing countries (Latin America, 15; Asia and the Pacific, 13; the Middle East, 6; and Africa, 18) from 1870 to 2010. Results show that the intergenerational correlations of Pearson-Spearman indices in the developing world are higher than ρ = 0.90, with those cases in which the existing correlation between individuals of the same gender exceeds values higher than ρ = 0.95 being especially noteworthy. The OLS estimations show intergenerational indices between 0.67 and 0.99, with Asia and Pacific being the region with the highest values, and Latin America being the developing region with the lowest indices. All four regions show a significantly high level of educational transmission between generations, with this lack of educational mobility appearing to be one reason for the stagnation of growth and economic development in these regions.

Keywords: Education changes; Intergenerational analysis; Developing countries; 1870–2010 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I24 I25 N30 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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