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Inheriting the Future: Intergenerational Persistence of Educational Status in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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  • Justine Burns
  • Malcolm Keswell

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This paper examines the changes in the educational attainment of three successive generations in South Africa: grandparents, parents and children. Many of the results accord with widely known facts, such as the educational penalty faced by individuals who are African or who live in rural areas or in female-headed households. Similarly, the larger impact of mother's education on child outcomes relative to father's education accords with previous work, although it is interesting that this gender difference is only sizeable and significant for relationships between the second and third generation. Key findings in this paper include the fact that persistence has increased with subsequent generations.

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  • Justine Burns & Malcolm Keswell, 2012. "Inheriting the Future: Intergenerational Persistence of Educational Status in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa," Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(1), pages 150-175.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rehdxx:v:27:y:2012:i:1:p:150-175
    DOI: 10.1080/20780389.2012.682403
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    1. Agupusi, Patricia, 2019. "The effect of parents’ education appreciation on intergenerational inequality," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 214-222.

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