Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/295808 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16785
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Generous maternity leave, affordable daycare, extensive social safety nets, excellent universal health care, and high-quality public schools, are all notable features of Nordic countries. There is a widespread belief that such strong public investments in children contribute to a levelled playing field and promote social mobility. However, gaps in learning outcomes between children of rich and poor parents remain as high in Nordic countries as elsewhere in Europe. One explanation for this paradox is that the equalizing impacts of public investments are undone by parental investments in children of rich and poor families, which are as unequal in Nordic countries as in the rest of the European continent.
Subjects: 
intergenerational transmission
inequality
education
human capital
JEL: 
J62
D63
I21
J24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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