Higher Education, Family Income and Changes in Intergenerational Mobility

Stephen Machin

Chapter 18 in The Labour Market Under New Labour, 2003, pp 280-290 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Links between higher education and parental income have strengthened over time in the UK, portraying a significant rise in educational inequality. This means the rapid expansion of the higher education system seen in recent years disproportionately benefited children from richer families Intergenerational mobility of economic status has also declined over time, as the labour market success or failure of individuals has become more closely connected to parental income than it was in the past. A key transmission mechanism underpinning falling intergenerational mobility is the strengthened link between individuals’ education participation and attainment and parental income.

Keywords: Family Income; High Education System; Immobility Index; Parental Income; Educational Inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230598454_19

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