Manuel T. Valdés
mvaldes1989.bsky.social
Manuel T. Valdés
@mvaldes1989.bsky.social
Postdoc University of Vienna | Social stratification & Educational inequalities
Additionally, the negative effect for children from uni-educated families is mediated by the decreasing number of books at home and the increased probability of having an overqualified parent as uni participation expanded among parents, in line with our theoretical expectations.

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Our results support both hypotheses 🥳

Uni expansion among parents is associated with a declining academic performance of children from university-educated families, as well as with a withering advantage over peers with no university-educated parents

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The group of non-uni-educated parents also becomes more negatively selected, but the negative effect of expansion among their children is expected to be weaker

➡️ Negative association between expansion in one generation and inequality in achievement in the next (withering advantage hypothesis)

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As a result, we expect a declining achievement among children from university-educated families as the share of university-educated parents increases (withering performance hypothesis)

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As uni education expands among parents

1️⃣ The group of uni-educated parents become less positively selected on traits relevant for children’s attainment

2️⃣ The occupational returns to the university degree decrease, leading to an increasing proportion of overqualified uni-educated parents

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Muchos más datos en el informe, junto con breves comentarios de expertos en educación en cada capítulo.
October 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Por último, el quinto capítulo se dedica a la transición entre el sistema educativo y el mercado de trabajo.

A modo de ejemplo, la imagen adjunta muestra la evolución de las bases medias de cotización de los egresados en estudios de grado en los cuatro años siguientes a la titulación.
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El cuarto capítulo muestra los resultados de España en las últimas evaluaciones internacionales.

Como ejemplo, abajo muestro la distribución por niveles de rendimiento en las pruebas TIMSS 2023.
October 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM