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Occupational mobility and wealth evolution in a model of educational investment with credit market imperfections
Marcello D’Amato; Pietro, Christian - In: Journal of Economic Inequality 12 (2014) 1, pp. 73-98
We study the implications of individual heterogeneity for occupational mobility and the evolution of wealth … convexities in educational investment. Whether and under which conditions private wealth accumulation leads to the elimination of … the effects of credit market imperfections is also studied. In the cases where steady states feature wealth and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010989210
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Biases of the ordinary least squares and instrumental variables estimators of the intergenerational earnings elasticity: Revisited in the light of panel data
Naga, Ramses Abul - In: Journal of Economic Inequality 6 (2008) 4, pp. 323-350
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005711581
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The effects of measurement error and omitted variables when using transition matrices to measure intergenerational mobility
Donal O’Neill; Sweetman, Olive; gaer, Dirk Van de - In: Journal of Economic Inequality 5 (2007) 2, pp. 159-178
This paper examines the consequences of specification error when transition matrices are used to analyse patterns of intergenerational mobility. We show that classical measurement error in both the child’s and parent’s earnings can lead to biased results, with summary mobility measures...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005711615
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Inequality of opportunity in Italy
Checchi, Daniele; Peragine, Vito - In: Journal of Economic Inequality 8 (2010) 4, pp. 429-450
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008776450
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Housing Decisions, Family Types and Gender. A look across LIS countries
Rossi, Mariacristina; Sierminska, Eva - 2015
value of one's own home (home equity) is the largest financial reserve in a household's wealth portfolio, it is important to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011725446
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Are “daddy’s boys” just as rich as daddy? The transmission of values between generations
Arrondel, Luc - In: Journal of Economic Inequality 11 (2013) 4, pp. 439-471
around 0.25, so that the two preferences are nonetheless far from identical. In addition, the elasticity of children’s wealth … with respect to that of their parents is around 0.22. This correlation is corrected for the influence of age on wealth, and … intergenerational transmission of wealth inequalities, but is far from being the most important factor. Copyright Springer Science …
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Detecting a change in wealth concentration without the knowledge of the wealth distribution
Michelangeli, Alessandra; Peluso, Eugenio; Trannoy, Alain - In: Journal of Economic Inequality 9 (2011) 3, pp. 373-391
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009327442
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The concept and measurement of asset poverty: Levels, trends and composition for the U.S., 1983–2001
Haveman, Robert; Wolff, Edward - In: Journal of Economic Inequality 2 (2004) 2, pp. 145-169
impression that American households have done well, particularly in terms of wealth acquisition. In this paper, we develop the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005711557
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The concept and measurement of asset poverty: Levels, trends and composition for the U.S., 1983–2001
Haveman, Robert; Wolff, Edward - In: Journal of Economic Inequality 2 (2005) 2, pp. 145-169
impression that American households have done well, particularly in terms of wealth acquisition. In this paper, we develop the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005711565
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Measurement and identification of asset-poor households: a cross-national comparison of Spain and the United Kingdom
Azpitarte, Francisco - In: Journal of Economic Inequality 9 (2011) 1, pp. 87-110
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008926050