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Jonas Helgertz

Vice Dean Research, Associate Professor

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Parents’ years in Sweden and children’s educational performance

Author

  • Christopher D. Smith
  • Jonas Helgertz
  • Kirk Scott

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