Intergenerational transmission of the human capital: case of the heterogeneous families

Boubaker Hlaimi (1)

1 LEST - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Sociologie du Travail

The objective of this paper is to analyse the intergenerational transmission mechanisms within a theoretical framework which presumes a heterogeneous family structure. For that, we propose a modified version of the Becker and Tomes model (1986) by assuming that there are two groups of children: the elder and the juniors. We try to see how according to the elder achievement, the parents modify their choices of education or of training for the juniors given returns and endowments.

Mots clés: Intergenerational transmission; Human capital; Ability

Domaines: Economies et finances; Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Sociologie; Économie et finance quantitative [q-fin]

Boubaker Hlaimi. Intergenerational transmission of the human capital: case of the heterogeneous families. Séminaire interne de Keynes College of Economics, Jan 2006, Université de Kent, United Kingdom. pp.14. ⟨halshs-00009629⟩