Multiple paths in educational transitions: A multinomial transition model with unobserved heterogeneity

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 323-341

  Karlson, Kristian Bernt ^a,b  

^a VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Educational decisions; Educational transitions; Inequality of educational opportunity; Multinomial transition model; Unobserved heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052879491     PISSN: 02765624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rssm.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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