The intergenerational transmission of maternal human capital and the gender gap in educational attainment

dc.contributor.authorDussaillant, Francisca
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-05T20:40:25Z
dc.date.available2016-10-05T20:40:25Z
dc.date.issued01/06/2011
dc.description.abstractAn intergenerational effect of maternal (and not paternal) human capital on offspring’s human capital production is a mechanism that induces males and females to attain different education levels. This mechanism allows for explanations of the reversal in the gender education gap. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
dc.identifier.citationEconomics Letters, 2011, vol. 111, n° 3, p. 226-229
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11447/748
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.02.002
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectHuman capital
dc.subjectLabor economics
dc.subjectEconomics
dc.subjectResearch
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectEducational attainment
dc.subjectIntergenerational relations
dc.titleThe intergenerational transmission of maternal human capital and the gender gap in educational attainment
dc.typeArtículo

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