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February 19, 2026SAGE OpenOpen Access

Parental Education and Children’s Income in China: Causal Evidence on Transmission Channels and the Differentiated Roles of Fathers and Mothers

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LJLulu JiangPMParavee ManeejukWYWoraphon Yamaka

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Overview

Examines how parental education affects children's income in China, highlighting distinct roles of fathers and mothers.

Key Points

  • The aim is to understand how parental education influences children's income through various mechanisms in China.
  • Utilized nationally representative data from the 2020 China Family Panel Studies (CFPS)
  • Integrated sample selection correction and endogeneity control using the Heckman two-step procedure
  • Examined four transmission channels: education, cognitive ability, work experience, and educational mismatch
  • Differentiated effects of fathers' and mothers' education on children's income
  • Both parents' education significantly boosts children's earnings with distinct mechanisms.
  • Fathers' education has a stronger direct impact on labor market outcomes.
  • Mothers' education influences children's income more through education and cognitive development.
  • Children's own education and cognitive ability are the most critical mediators for income.

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Jiang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6996a82decb39a600b3ee9c6https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440261422351
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