The Decline in Intergenerational Mobility in Post-Socialism: Evidence from the Bulgarian Case

Hertz, Tom; Meurs, Mieke; Selcuk, Sibel

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.07.006

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“…This result is in line with research on other transition states that consistently finds increasing social inequalities posttransition (Beblo and Lauer 2004;Bukodi and Goldthorpe 2010;Gerber 2000;Hazans et al 2008;Hertz et al 2009;Mateju et al 2003;Varga 2006). Students with highly educated parents benefited disproportionately from the expansion of secondary education, and the changes in the educational decision-making process and tracking age, when compared to students with less educated parents.…”

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Inequality of Educational Opportunity in East and West Germany: Convergence or Continued Differences

Klein¹,

Barg²,

Kühhirt³

2018

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Diversity in education systems, and broader political and economic conditions, are commonly credited with international variations in inequality of educational opportunity (IEO). Comparing East and West Germany before reunification allows us to investigate whether vastly different political, economic and educational systems led to differences in IEO. Postreunification, East Germany adopted the West's systems and experienced an economic recession. IEO had been smaller in East than in West Germany but was on an upward trajectory before reunification. After 1990, IEO in East Germany converged to the West German level as a result of decreased IEO in the West and increasing levels in the East. Postreunification convergence suggests differences in political context and education policy are crucial for IEO.

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Inequality of Educational Opportunity in East and West Germany: Convergence or Continued Differences

Klein¹,

Barg²,

Kühhirt³

2018

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“…The correlation based comparisons also support this conclusion, though the extent of the rise was relatively moderate. This finding is consistent with the evidence from Bulgaria (Hertz et al, 2009), where the association in schooling of young population with parental schooling increased rapidly.…”

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“…This mostly affected the worse-off households that previously benefited from free schooling. For example, Hertz et al (2009) document a strong decline in education expenditures in Bulgaria that led to lower enrollment rates for children of less-educated parents.…”

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Post-Socialist Transition and the Intergenerational Transmission of Education in Kyrgyzstan

Brück

Esenaliev

2013

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. We investigate long-term trends in the intergenerational transmission of education in a low income country undergoing a transition from socialism to a market economy. We draw on evidence from Kyrgyzstan using data from three household surveys collected in 1993, 1998 and 2011. We find that Kyrgyzstan, like Eastern European middle income transition economies, generally maintained high educational mobility, comparable to the levels during Soviet times. However, we find that the younger cohorts, who were exposed to the transition during their school years, experienced a rapid decline in educational mobility. We also document that gender differences in schooling and educational mobility, found among older-aged individuals, disappeared in the younger population. Terms of use: Documents in

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AbstractMany post-socialist countries have seen a decline in school enrollments, especially at the secondary level, and declines in average school attainment (Hertz, Meurs and Selcuk, 2009). The declines in enrollment rates may be temporary, but the effects may persist across generations, given the generally high correlation between parent and child educational outcomes.

In this paper, we examine secondary schooling dynamics in Albania, where enrollment declines have occurred.

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“…But in recent years, former socialist countries have seen a decline in educational spending, accompanied by high unemployment rates and rising poverty. In some cases, this has been associated with a decline in school enrollments, especially at the secondary level, and declines in average school attainment (Hertz, Meurs, and Selcuk 2009).…”

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Declining Secondary Enrollment in Albania: What Drives Household Decisions?

Meurs¹,

Miluka²,

Hertz³

2009

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Many post-socialist countries have seen a decline in school enrollments, especially at the secondary level, and declines in average school attainment (Hertz, Meurs and Selcuk, 2009). The declines in enrollment rates may be temporary, but the effects may persist across generations, given the generally high correlation between parent and child educational outcomes.In this paper, we examine secondary schooling dynamics in Albania, where enrollment declines have occurred. We examine both demand-and supply-side factors which might underlie household-level enrollment decisions. Using Living Standard Measurement Surveys from 2003 and 2003, we fi nd that, as in other countries, parental education is a signifi cant predictor of secondary school enrollment, but we also fi nd that economic and social changes related to transition appear to play a role. Many of our fi ndings are line with other recent work on this topic, although some differ, suggesting that enrollment dynamics may be changing over time.

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The Decline in Intergenerational Mobility in Post-Socialism: Evidence from the Bulgarian Case

Cited by 17 publications

References 13 publications

Inequality of Educational Opportunity in East and West Germany: Convergence or Continued Differences

Inequality of Educational Opportunity in East and West Germany: Convergence or Continued Differences

Post-Socialist Transition and the Intergenerational Transmission of Education in Kyrgyzstan

Declining Secondary Enrollment in Albania: What Drives Household Decisions?

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