Direct and Indirect Effects of Parental Education Level on the Demand for Higher Education
利用荷兰数据，实证分析父母教育水平、家庭收入、学业能力及就业收入预期对高等教育需求的影响，发现父母教育水平仅通过间接效应发挥作用。
This paper investigates empirically the impact of parental education level, family income, scholastic ability, and expectations on earnings and employment on the demand for higher education in the Netherlands. In theory the factors mentioned are important determinants of educational choice. The Wald or distance test is used to discriminate between direct and indirect effects of the parental education level and other background variables on the demand for higher education. We find that family income, ability, and expectations have a direct effect on earnings and employment, while the parental education level exerts indirect effects only.