Abstract

The effects of education on social mobility are studied in Argentina, a country that has undergone unprecedented economic and political upheaval. Among the richest in the world at the beginning of the 20th century, it was ranked 60th by per capita GDP at the century’s end; a phenomenon known as “the Argentine Paradox”. The interrelationships between class origin, education, and class destination are all explored. Regarding educational inequalities and returns on education, no fluctuations towards a particular direction were identified, although returns on education changed according to social classes. We found, contrary to “popular wisdom”, that as access to education increased, social fluidity fell. Neither educational expansion nor educational inequalities contributed to social fluidity, and we added the possibility of a growing association between origin-destination, as educational levels improved.

摘要

教育对社会流动性的影响在阿根廷进行了研究，该国经历了前所未有的经济和政治动荡。20世纪初世界上最富有的国家，世纪末人均GDP排名第60位；这种现象被称为“阿根廷悖论”。班级起源、教育和班级目的地之间的相互关系都得到了探索。关于教育不平等和教育回报，没有发现朝着特定方向波动，尽管教育回报根据社会阶层而变化。我们发现，与“大众智慧”相反，随着受教育机会的增加，社会流动性下降。教育扩张和教育不平等都没有促成社会流动性，