Perceptions of Economic Mobility and Support for Education Reforms

Alexandru Cojocaru, Michael Lokshin and Iván Torre

No 10966, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between the expectations of economic mobility and support for tax-financed education reforms using data from the Life in Transition Survey, which covers 39 countries in Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa. The analysis demonstrates that individuals who expect themselves or their children to be upwardly mobile are more likely to support tax-financed education reforms. This correlation is robust to different formulations of mobility expectations and persists over a decade, encompassing both stable and post-crisis economic environments. The relationship is partially mediated by beliefs about the fairness of economic opportunities in society and individuals’ readiness to embrace risks.

Date: 2024-11-05
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