Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP18386
Authors: Svetoslav Danchev; Georgios Gatopoulos; Niki Kalavrezou; Nikolaos Vettas
Abstract: Education plays a central role in social mobility. Using data from the OECD’s PISA program, this paper sheds light on: (i) the role of socioeconomic status on the cognitive performance and future plans of Greek high-school students, (ii) intertemporal trends in light of the recent economic crisis and, iii) differences with other countries on the effect of socioeconomic and other drivers on intergenerational educational mobility. We find large and significant associations between student outcomes and educational resources at home, cultural possession at home, parental emotional support and private school attendance. Parental education and occupation effects are also important but differ by domain and between parents. The association between basic socioeconomic characteristics and adolescent educational performance is significant and rather stable before, during, and after the Greek economic crisis, which points to the need to produce a coherent strategy against educational disparities according to the socioeconomic status.
Keywords: Greece; Intergenerational Mobility; Social Mobility; Education Inequality; PISA
JEL Codes: H52; I21; I24; J61; J62
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Educational resources at home (I21) | Student outcomes (I21) |
| Cultural possessions (Z10) | Student outcomes (I21) |
| Parental emotional support (J13) | Student outcomes (I21) |
| Parental education (I24) | Student outcomes (I21) |
| Parental occupation (J12) | Student outcomes (I21) |
| Bullying (K42) | Student performance (D29) |
| Private school attendance (I21) | Student performance (D29) |
| Socioeconomic status (I24) | Student outcomes (I21) |