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Md Nazmul Ahsan
Md Nazmul Ahsan is an assistant professor of Economics at the Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University. He received Bachelor of Social Science and Master of Social Science in Economics from the University of Dhaka, and a PhD in Economics from the University of Southern California. His research interests are development economics, applied microeconomics, global health, population economics, and intergenerational educational mobility.
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Understanding intergenerational educational mobility with conflicting evidence
There is a growing literature on intergenerational educational mobility that explores how parental education influences the educational attainment of children. This article compares three empirical models widely used to study intergenerational educational mobility. Using data from India, China and Indonesia, it finds that conclusions regarding educational mobility vary substantially across different models. . It argues that rank-based measures are not suitable for understanding the effects of economic policy, and suggests that policy advice should focus on the measures based on years of schooling.
