The Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital. The Role of Skills and Health

Petter Lundborg, Martin Nordin and Dan-Olof Rooth

No 2012:22, Working Papers from Lund University, Department of Economics

Abstract: We provide new evidence on the causal mechanisms reflected in the intergenerational transmission of human capital. Applying both an adoption and a twin design to rich data from the Swedish military enlistment, we show that greater parental education increases son's cognitive and non-cognitive skills, as well as their health. The estimates are in many cases similar across research designs and suggest that a substantial part of the effect of parental education on the children's education works through improving children's skills and health.

Keywords: Intergenerational Transmission; Human Capital; Education; Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C41 I11 I12 J12 J14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2012-09-12
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