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Intergenerational mobility and unequal school opportunity

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We analyse the impact of unequal school opportunity on intergenerational income mobility and human capital accumulation. Building upon the classical Becker-Tomes-Solon framework, we use a regime-switch model allowing for differences in income transmission across groups. We find that unequal school opportunity raises average human capital because of assortative matching. However, because income dispersion tends to be higher at the top, in most cases unequal school opportunity decreases intergenerational mobility. Calibrating the model to the US, simulations suggest that school equalization and de-segregation policies have positive effects on mobility at relatively small efficiency costs.

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Mobilitat social, Relacions intergeneracionals, Igualtat d'oportunitats educatives, Segregació

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Social mobility, Intergenerational relations, Educational equalization, Segregation

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ARENAS JAL, Andreu and HINDRIKS, Jean. Intergenerational mobility and unequal school opportunity. The Economic Journal. 2021. Vol. 131, num. 635, pags. 1027-1050. ISSN 0013-0133. [consulted: 9 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/176480

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