Intergenerational Educational Persistence among Daughters: Evidence from India

Mehtabul Azam

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Abstract: The paper examines educational transmission between fathers (mothers) and daughters in India for daughters born during 1962-1991. We find that educational persistence, as measured by the regression coefficient of father's (mother's) education as a predictor of daughter's education, has declined over time. However, the correlation between educational attainment of daughters and fathers (mothers), another commonly used measure of persistence, suggests only a marginal decline. The papers also find that "Equality of Opportunity" remains an elusive goal for India. Not only the probability of a daughter attaining senior secondary or above education (top end of educational distribution) is positively associated with father's (mother's) education levels, the gaps in those probabilities do not show any sign of convergence.

Keywords: intergenerational educational persistence; daughters; women; India; educational transmission; caste; higher education preferences; educational distribution; social groups; parents’ education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-12
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Journal Article: Intergenerational Educational Persistence among Daughters: Evidence from India (2016)
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