TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Hanushek, Eric A.
AU  - Jacobs, Babs
AU  - Schwerdt, Guido
AU  - Velden, Rolf Van der
AU  - Vermeulen, Stan
AU  - Wiederhold, Simon
        TI  - Where Do STEM Graduates Stem From? The Intergenerational Transmission of Comparative Skill Advantages
        PY  - 2023/May/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 16117
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp16117
        AB  - The standard economic model of occupational choice following a basic Roy model emphasizes individual selection and comparative advantage, but the sources of comparative advantage are not well understood. We employ a unique combination of Dutch survey and registry data that links math and language skills across generations and permits analysis of the intergenerational transmission of comparative skill advantages. 
Exploiting within-family between-subject variation in skills, we show that comparative advantages in math of parents are significantly linked to those of their children. A causal interpretation follows from a novel IV estimation that isolates variation in parent skill advantages due to their teacher and classroom peer quality. Finally, we show the strong influence of family skill transmission on children's choices of STEM fields.
        KW  - parent-child skill transmission
KW  - intergenerational mobility
KW  - causality
KW  - STEM
        ER  -