TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Chen, Yuanyuan
AU  - Feng, Shuaizhang
        TI  - Parental Education and Wages: Evidence from China
        PY  - 2009/Jun/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 4218
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp4218
        AB  - Using nationally representative data in China, we find substantial positive partial correlations of both parents' education with one's wage. In addition, returns to father's education are higher in more monopsonistic and less meritocratic labor markets, including non-coastal regions, the state-owned sector, and the early periods of the reform era. The opposite is, however, true with respect to mother's education. Overall, the empirical evidence is consistent with the story that father's education mainly indicates family connections useful for locating a better-paying first job, while mother's education primarily captures unmeasured ability.
        KW  - family connections
KW  - wages
KW  - parental education
KW  - unmeasured ability
        ER  -