Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
SULCIS Working Papers,
Stockholm University, Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies - SULCIS
No 2010:10: Intergenerational Transmission of Education among Immigrant Mothers and their Daughters in Sweden
Susan Niknami ()
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Susan Niknami: Stockholm University Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies - SULCIS, Postal: Stockholm University Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies - SULCIS, Stockholm University, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract: This study uses extensive Swedish register data to analyze the intergenerational transmission of education between immigrant mothers and their daughters. The results show that the transmission is only slightly lower among daughters of immigrant mothers compared to native daughters. The educational relationship between mothers and daughters is further found to be nonlinear. For both groups, the intergenerational link is weaker among daughters of poorly educated mothers. Moreover, the average transmission differs across immigrant groups but these differences can be explained partly by dissimilar maternal educational backgrounds. In addition, the differences between women with an immigrant background and native women have decreased across the two generations. Finally, the educational attainment of an immigrant group has a positive but weak impact on daughters’ educational outcomes.
Keywords: Immigrants; Education; Intergenerational transmission
69 pages, August 14, 2010
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