Table 6 OLS regressions of cross-country correlates of intergenerational persistence
Dependent Variable: beta-coefficient | Dependent variable: correlation coefficient between own and parental education | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |
Gini | 0.847 (0.430)* | 0.838 (0.358)** | 0.561 (0.353) | 0.644 (0.366) | ||||
Returns to primary education | 0.002 (0.001) | 0.002 (0.001)* | 0.001 (0.001) | 0.001 (0.001) | ||||
Expenditure per student in primary education/GDP per capita | −0.016 (0.007)** | −0.012 (0.007)* | −0.007 (0.006) | −0.007 (0.007) | ||||
Constant | 0.177 (0.221) | 0.551 (0.043)*** | 0.787 (0.074)*** | 0.269 (0.207) | 0.278 (0.181) | 0.545 (0.036)*** | 0.652 (0.064)*** | 0.303 (0.212) |
R 2 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.27 | 0.60 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.31 |
Countries | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |