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We study the contribution of parental similarity in schooling levels to the intergenerational transmission of educational attainment. We develop an empirical model for educational correlations within the family in which parental sorting can translate into intergenerational transmission, or...
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We study the contribution of parental similarity in schooling levels to the intergenerational transmission of educational attainment. We develop an empirical model for educational correlations within the family in which parental sorting can translate into intergenerational transmission, or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012517207
This paper studies the influence of family, schools and neighborhoods on life-cycle earnings inequality. We develop an … influencing earnings inequality over the life cycle. Neighborhoods and schools influence earnings only early in the working life …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517739
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We propose a twin family model linking twins with their spouses and children to quantify the relative importance of genetic and environmental factors in explaining the variance of socio-economic outcomes. Using data from the Danish Twins Registry and population registers, we test and relax the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014394210
We study the contribution of parental similarity in schooling levels to the intergenerational transmission of educational attainment. We develop an empirical model for educational correlations within the family in which parental sorting can translate into intergenerational transmission, or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014243001