In this paper we look at the income distribution by cohort in Chile. We construct a synthetic panel from cross section … surveys and estimate the income distribution for cohorts born between 1902 and 1978. We then decompose the evolution of these … be the consequence of a flattening of the income-age profile and hence a reduction in the returns to experience. …

observed for their parents in terms of some economic statuses (wages, income, work hours, and education). Additionally, we … Panel Study of Income Dynamics' data we find that married sons imitate their parents' household disparities more than … married daughters. For parents and their daughter's family, the similarity in household inequalities is insignificant. The …