attenuated. Nevertheless, we do find that children who share the same birth order and gender as their parents attain slightly … generation influences the educational attainment of their children. To address this question we use Swedish population data on … and exploit information on twin births in the parents generation. Relative to having a first-born mother, having a second …

attenuated. Nevertheless, we do find that children who share the same birth order and gender as their parents attain slightly … generation influences the educational attainment of their children. To address this question we use Swedish population data on … and exploit information on twin births in the parents generation. Relative to having a first-born mother, having a second …

More able parents tend to have more able children. While few would question the validity of this statement, there is … estimated elasticity of intergenerational transmission of income of approximately .2. -- Ability ; intergenerational mobility …

More able parents tend to have more able children. While few would question the validity of this statement, there is … estimated elasticity of intergenerational transmission of income of approximately .2 …