Palomino, Juan C.; Marrero, Gustavo A.; Rodriguez, Juan G. - Society for the Study of Economic Inequality - ECINEQ - 2014
Using family income from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), we apply Quantile Regression to estimate the Intergenerational Income Elasticity (IGE) by percentiles in the U.S. from 1980 to 2010. For the whole period, the IGE shows a Ushape across the income distribution, with maximum...
