The intergenerational transmission of higher education: Evidence from the 1973 coup in Chile

María Angélica Bautista, Felipe González, Luis R. Martínez, Pablo Muñoz, Mounu Prem

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Abstract

We estimate the transmission of higher education across generations using the arrival of the Pinochet dictatorship to Chile in 1973 as natural experiment. Pinochet promoted a large contraction in the number of seats available for new students across all universities. Using census data, we find that parents who reached college age shortly after 1973 experienced a sharp decline in college enrollment. Decades after democratization, we observe that their children are also less likely to enroll in higher education. The results imply large and persistent downstream effects of educational policies over more than half a century.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number101540
JournalExplorations in Economic History
Volume90
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2023

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • History
  • Economics and Econometrics

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