When Measure Matters [electronic resource] : Coresidency, Truncation Bias, and Intergenerational Mobility in Developing Countries / M. Shahe Emran.
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TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2016Description: 1 online resource (43 p.)Subject(s): Coresidency | Developing Countries | Disability | Education | Educational Sciences | Intergenerational Correlation (IGC) | Intergenerational Mobility | Intergenerational Regression Coefficient (IGRC) | Primary Education | Science and Technology Development | Science Education | Scientific Research and Science Parks | Social Protections and Labor | Truncation BiasAdditional physical formats: Emran, M. Shahe.: When Measure Matters : Coresidency, Truncation Bias, and Intergenerational Mobility in Developing Countries.Online resources: Click here to access online Abstract: Biases from truncation caused by coresidency restriction have been a challenge for research on intergenerational mobility. Estimates of intergenerational schooling persistence from two data sets show that the intergenerational regression coefficient, the most widely used measure, is severely biased downward in coresident samples. But the bias in intergenerational correlation is much smaller, and is less sensitive to the coresidency rate. The paper provides explanations for these results. Comparison of intergenerational mobility based on the intergenerational regression coefficient across countries, gender, and over time can be misleading. Much progress on intergenerational mobility in developing countries can be made with the available data by focusing on intergenerational correlation.
Biases from truncation caused by coresidency restriction have been a challenge for research on intergenerational mobility. Estimates of intergenerational schooling persistence from two data sets show that the intergenerational regression coefficient, the most widely used measure, is severely biased downward in coresident samples. But the bias in intergenerational correlation is much smaller, and is less sensitive to the coresidency rate. The paper provides explanations for these results. Comparison of intergenerational mobility based on the intergenerational regression coefficient across countries, gender, and over time can be misleading. Much progress on intergenerational mobility in developing countries can be made with the available data by focusing on intergenerational correlation.
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