MIGUEL SOCIAS, Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research, Washington, D.C.
Brief Synopsis: Intergenerational education mobility is important because of its welfare implications and potential consequences for economic growth. Unfortunately, the literature that studies intergenerational trends focuses mainly on the question of intergenerational income mobility. Our knowledge about intergenerational education mobility is extremely limited, particularly when comparing across countries. The objective of Mr. Socia's paper is to fill this gap in the literature.
Miguel Socias graduated from Stanford in 2004 with a Ph.D. in education and an M.A. in economics.
Lunch will be served.
Sponsored by the CLAS Working Group on Education Policy in Latin America.