The effects of mother's schooling on next generation’s schooling: evidence from Bangladesh
International Journal of Social Economics
ISSN: 0306-8293
Article publication date: 30 April 2024
Issue publication date: 2 January 2025
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to find the effects of mothers’ schooling on child schooling.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper uses Bangladesh's Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES), which is a nationally representative survey. It employs the instrumental variable technique to estimate the intergenerational model.
Findings
Interestingly, the results show that the intergenerational transmission of schooling from mothers is slightly higher than that of fathers in Bangladesh.
Research limitations/implications
Estimating the intergenerational model is challenging due to the endogeneity issue. The methodology used in this paper may help to find similar evidence from other countries.
Practical implications
The findings of the study may help to design and evaluate the educational policies in Bangladesh or a country like Bangladesh. For instance, the results of this paper suggest that the female stipend program (FSP) in Bangladesh is effective for the next generation’s schooling.
Originality/value
This paper is among the first to analyze the effect of mother’s schooling on the child’s schooling, controlling the father’s education and other household characteristics. In addition, it controls for endogeneity bias due to genetic transmission.
Peer review
The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-06-2023-0491
Keywords
Citation
Uddin, M.N. and Sarntisart, S. (2025), "The effects of mother's schooling on next generation’s schooling: evidence from Bangladesh", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 52 No. 1, pp. 63-77. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-06-2023-0491
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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