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Choosing the right parents : changes in the intergenerational transmission of inequality - between 1980 and the early 1990s
Levine, David I. (contributor);  … - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001697071
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Revised estimates of intergenerational income mobility in the United States
Mazumder, Bhashkar (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
"Solon's (1992) landmark study estimated the intergenerational elasticity (IGE) in income between fathers and sons to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001920632
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Latin American Middle Classes: The Distance between Perception and Reality
Lora, Eduardo; Fajardo, Johanna - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
definitions of middle-class using data from the 2007 World Gallup Poll. Seven objective income-based definitions of social class … fact that self-perceived social status is associated not just with income, but also with personal capabilities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943989
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Latin American Middle Classes: The Distance between Perception and Reality
Lora, Eduardo; Fajardo, Johanna - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
. Seven objective income-based definitions of social class are contrasted with a self-perceived social status measure … incomes. Mismatches arise because self-perceived social status is associated not just with income, but also with personal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944419
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Estimating the returns to community college schooling for displaced workers
Jacobsen, Louis (contributor);  … - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001761397
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The growing importance of family and community : an analysis of changes in the sibling correlation in earnings
Mazumder, Bhashkar (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
"This study presents evidence that the correlation in brothers' earnings has risen in recent decades. We use two distinct cohorts of young men from the National Longitudinal Surveys and estimate that the correlation in earnings between brothers rose from 0.26 to 0.45. This suggests that family...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001920916
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Education, Family Background and Racial Earnings Inequality in Brazil Title: Educación, antecedentes familiares y desigualdad interracial del salario en Brasil Title: Educação, ant...
Arias, Omar; Yamada, Gustavo; Tejerina, Luis - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
This study combines survey data with annual state data on pupil-teacher ratios covering broadly the period 1940-90 to investigate the role of race, family background and education (both the quantity and quality) in explaining earnings inequality between whites and the African descendent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944185
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Wealth from health linking social investments to earnings in Latin America
Savedoff, William D. (ed.); Schultz, T. Paul (contributor) - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013552244
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The Latin American Middle Class: Fragile After All?
Castellani, Francesca; Parent, Gwenn; Zenteno, Jannet - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
with the likelihood of being middle class. The example of Colombia illustrates that, while growing in size, this income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011240369
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Escaping the poverty trap : investing in children in Latin America
Morán, Ricardo (contributor) - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002917525