Affiliation:
1. University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Sciences
Abstract
This paper explores the effect of parental social status achievement on their
children?s achievement. While previous research has extensively discussed
the impact of parental social and cultural capital on children?s
achievements, our study delves deeper into its broader implications for a
country?s economic and institutional performance. Our findings reveal a
noteworthy link between the strength of the parent-child achievement
relationship and a nation?s economic and institutional performance.
Countries with robust institutions and thriving economies tend to exhibit
weaker parent-child achievement connections. Intriguingly, the former
Yugoslav countries and Southeast Europe demonstrate stronger such
relationships compared to Western Europe. Additionally, we identify a
negative generational trend in the effect of parental socio-economic status
on their children?s status, signaling a potential path toward a more
meritocratic society for future generations. We employ various regression
techniques, including multi-level modeling and Structural Equation Modeling,
to illuminate complex relationships, utilizing data from the World Bank and
the European Values Study in our methodological approach.
Publisher
National Library of Serbia
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