Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/46167 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 5197
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
It is well known that individuals' risk attitudes are related to behavioral outcomes such as smoking, portfolio decisions, and also educational attainment, but there is barely any evidence on whether parental risk attitudes affect the educational attainment of dependent children. We add to this literature and examine children's secondary school track choice in Germany where tracking occurs at age ten and has a strong binding character. Our results indicate no consistent patterns for paternal risk preferences but a strong negative impact of maternal risk aversion on children's enrollment in upper secondary school.
Subjects: 
educational choice
risk attitudes
SOEP
JEL: 
I21
J24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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