Year: 2008
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This paper studies parental investment in education and intergenerational earnings mobility for father-son pairs with native and foreign born fathers.We illustrate within a simple model that for immigrants, investment in their children is related to their return migration probability.In our empirical analysis, we include a measure for return probabilities, based on repeated information about migrants' return intentions.Our results suggest that educational investments in the son are positively associated with a higher probability of a permanent migration of the father.We also find that the son's permanent wages are positively associated with the probability of the father's permanent migration.
Source: The Journal of Human Resources
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.43.2.299
Author: Christian Dustmann
Institution: University College London
Language: English
Topic: Migration and Labor Dynamics
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Award: G841499813
OpenAlex ID: W2084350210