Abstract
The gap in university enrolment by parental education is large and persistent in many countries. In our representative survey of German adults, 74% of university graduates, but only 36% of those without a university degree, favour university education for their children. The latter are more likely to underestimate returns and overestimate costs of university. Similarly, 75% of adolescents with university-educated parents, but only 51% without university-educated parents aspire to a university degree. Experimental provision of general return and cost information does not close the aspiration gap as treatment effects are at least as strong for individuals with a university background as for those without. Differences in economic preference parameters also cannot account for the educational aspiration gap.
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Faculties: | Economics |
Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics |
ISSN: | 0013-0427 |
Language: | English |
Item ID: | 100033 |
Date Deposited: | 05. Jun 2023, 15:33 |
Last Modified: | 07. Nov 2023, 13:58 |