We present a model of endogenous schooling and earnings to isolate the causal effect of parents' education on children …'s education and earnings outcomes. The model suggests that parents' education is positively related to children's earnings, but … regressing children's schooling on parents' schooling is mainly accounted for by the correlation between parents' schooling and …

"There are many possible pathways between parental education, income, and health, and between child health and … socioeconomic status (as measured by education, income, occupation, or in some cases area of residence) and child health, and … between child health and adult education or income. Specifically, I ask two questions: What is the evidence regarding whether …

There are many possible pathways between parental education, income, and health, and between child health and education … status (as measured by education, income, occupation, or in some cases area of residence) and child health, and between child … health and adult education or income. Specifically, I ask two questions: What is the evidence regarding whether parental …

Previous studies of recent U.S. trends in intergenerational income mobility have produced widely varying results … Income Dynamics, we generate more reliable estimates of the recent time-series variation in intergenerational mobility. Our …