O impacto da estrutura familiar na mobilidade educacional: uma análise para 1996 e 2014

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of family structure on educational mobility in Brazil in 1996 and 2014. The central question is whether different family configurations—biparental, single-mother, or single-father households—influence children’s chances of attaining schooling levels different from their parents. The analysis is based on PNAD data from 1996 and 2014, which include the socio-occupational supplement that links parental and children’s education. The methodological approach combines Markov transition matrices and a linear econometric model to measure intergenerational persistence and mobility. By integrating family structure into the debate on inequality of opportunity, this study contributes new evidence on how household arrangements shape educational reproduction in Brazil.