International assessments show second‑generation immigrant students’ test scores correlate strongly with their parents’ country‑of‑origin averages, even when they attend the same schools and after socioeconomic controls. Gains from first to second generation are small on average (≈1 IQ point), and big positive outliers reflect immigrant selection (e.g., highly educated Indian migrants), not rapid host‑country assimilation.
— If human capital largely persists across borders, education and immigration policy should account for inherited skills and selection effects rather than assume quick convergence.
Aporia
2025.10.13
88% relevant
The article claims migrants 'bring' their human capital and cites migrant test outcomes to argue differences persist despite shared destination schools—directly echoing evidence that second‑generation students’ scores strongly correlate with parental country‑of‑origin averages and show little convergence.
Inquisitive Bird
2025.05.09
100% relevant
The article’s use of De Philippis & Rossi (2020) scatter showing second‑gen PISA scores vs origin‑country scores and Rindermann & Thompson (2016) finding ≈1‑point improvement between generations.
Inquisitive Bird
2025.04.09
82% relevant
The piece argues assimilation is slow and incomplete and that 'development follows people, not places,' echoing evidence that second‑generation educational outcomes largely track parental origin averages with only small convergence, implying persistent human-capital differences.
2023.08.07
72% relevant
Clark’s surname‑tracking shows long‑run social status persistence across generations and societies, aligning with evidence that second‑generation outcomes correlate strongly with country‑of‑origin human capital rather than converging quickly to host‑country averages.