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The Impact of Parental Wealth on College Degree Attainment: Evidence from the Housing Boom and Bust

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This study provides new evidence on the impact of parental wealth on college degree attainment. Using geocoded data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (1968–2017) linked to local housing price data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the empirical strategy analyzes parental housing wealth changes induced by local housing booms of the late 1990s–early 2000s and the subsequent housing bust of the 2007–2009 period. 2SLS/IV estimates show parental wealth significantly increases the likelihood of earning a four-year college degree. Moreover, the combined effects of parental income and wealth are significantly greater than the effects of income alone.

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  • Rucker C. Johnson, 2020. "The Impact of Parental Wealth on College Degree Attainment: Evidence from the Housing Boom and Bust," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 110, pages 405-410, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:110:y:2020:p:405-10
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20201110
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    1. Wang, Haining & Cheng, Zhiming & Smyth, Russell & Sun, Gong & Li, Jie & Wang, Wangshuai, 2022. "University education, homeownership and housing wealth," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    2. Phillip B. Levine & Dubravka Ritter, 2024. "The racial wealth gap, financial aid, and college access," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 43(2), pages 555-581, March.
    3. Peter Hinrichs, 2024. "How Much Can Families Afford to Pay for College?," NBER Chapters, in: Financing Institutions of Higher Education, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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    JEL classification:

    • G51 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Household Savings, Borrowing, Debt, and Wealth
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure

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