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Bildungshomogamie und Vermögensverteilung in Österreich

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  • Sophie Augustin
  • Katarina Hollan
  • Alyssa Schneebaum

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Dieser Bericht analysiert den Zusammenhang zwischen Bildungshomogamie und Vermögen in österreichischen Haushalten. Bildungshomogamie bedeutet, dass PartnerInnen mit gleichem oder ähnlichem Bildungsniveau bei der PartnerInnenwahl bevorzugt werden. Wir diskutieren verschiedene Aspekte von Bildungshomogamie und deren Einfluss auf den Vermögensaufbau. Einen grundlegenden Aspekt stellt die Übertragung von sozialem, kulturellem und finanziellem Kapital von den Eltern auf die Kinder, sowie die Persistenz des Bildungsniveaus über die Generationen hinweg dar. Eine hohe Persistenz zeigt sich darin, dass es für ein Kind sehr wahrscheinlich ist, das gleiche bzw. ähnliche Bildungsniveau der Eltern zu erreichen. Durch soziale Segregation wird das soziale und kulturelle Umfeld einer Person zusätzlich auf jene Menschen mit ähnlichen Merkmalen eingeschränkt. Wenn sich „gleich“ zu „gleich“ gesellt, verflechten sich die sozio-ökonomischen Merkmale beider PartnerInnen. Dieses Ergebnis ist positiv für gut ausgebildete Paare, da die PartnerInnen beispielsweise bei Investitionsentscheidungen einen besseren Zugang zu Informationen vorweisen. Dieses Handlungsmuster bei der PartnerInnenwahl hat jedoch schwerwiegende Konsequenzen in die anderen Richtung: Wenn zwei weniger gebildete Menschen miteinander zusammenleben, hat ihr Haushalt vergleichsweise schlechte Ertragspotenziale. Wären diese Paare anders zusammengesetzt, mit jeweils einem hoch- und einem weniger gebildeten Menschen, würden sie sich in ihren Einkommensmöglichkeiten annähern und wären folglich gleicher. Ein hoher Grad der Bildungshomogamie ist daher mit steigender Vermögensungleichheit verbunden, die über Generationen hinweg vertieft wird.

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  • Sophie Augustin & Katarina Hollan & Alyssa Schneebaum, 2015. "Bildungshomogamie und Vermögensverteilung in Österreich," Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft - WuG, Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Wien, Abteilung Wirtschaftswissenschaft und Statistik, vol. 41(3), pages 383-407.
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