Jonas Helgertz
Vice Dean Research, Associate Professor
Parents’ years in Sweden and children’s educational performance
Author
Summary, in English
This paper assesses the intergenerational effect of immigrant parents’ incorporation experiences, measured as time in Sweden, on the educational performance of their children, using full Swedish population registry data for 22 cohorts. Employing family fixed-effects, we examine final course grades and national standardized test scores in Swedish and math by parents’ country of origin. Results show a positive effect of parents’ time in Sweden on their children’s performance in Swedish, but not for math performance. These results demonstrate the importance of parents’ linguistic acculturation on their children’s educational performance. Jel codes: I21, J15, J62
Department/s
- Centre for Economic Demography
- Department of Economic History
Publishing year
2016-12-01
Language
English
Publication/Series
IZA Journal of Migration
Volume
5
Issue
1
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- International Migration and Ethnic Relations
Keywords
- Family fixed-effects
- Immigrant incorporation
- Intergenerational mobility
- Second generation
- Years since migration
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 2193-9039