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How Important Is the Family? Evidence from Sibling Correlations in Permanent Earnings in the USA, Germany, and Denmark
Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - In: Journal of Population Economics 27 (2014) 1, pp. 69-89
in Germany and to provide a cross-country comparison of Germany, Denmark, and USA. The main findings are that family and … community background has a stronger influence on permanent earnings in Germany than in Denmark, and a comparable influence is … found in USA. This holds true for both male and female siblings. A deeper analysis of Germany shows that family background …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010478789
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Imitation versus innovation in an aging society: international evidence since 1870
Ang, James; Madsen, Jakob - In: Journal of Population Economics 28 (2015) 2, pp. 299-327
of innovation and imitation. The results show that educated workers are highly innovative and that the propensity to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011151115
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Migration background and educational tracking
Lüdemann, Elke; Schwerdt, Guido - In: Journal of Population Economics 26 (2013) 2, pp. 455-481
account for a substantial part of the immigrant–native wage gap in Germany. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2013 …
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How important is the family? Evidence from sibling correlations in permanent earnings in the USA, Germany, and Denmark
Schnitzlein, Daniel - In: Journal of Population Economics 27 (2014) 1, pp. 69-89
in Germany and to provide a cross-country comparison of Germany, Denmark, and USA. The main findings are that family and … community background has a stronger influence on permanent earnings in Germany than in Denmark, and a comparable influence is … found in USA. This holds true for both male and female siblings. A deeper analysis of Germany shows that family background …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010728070
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Do Smart Parents Raise Smart Children? The Intergenerational Transmission of Cognitive Abilities
Anger, Silke; Heineck, Guido - In: Journal of Population Economics 23 (2010), pp. 1105-1132
Complementing prior research on income and educational mobility, we examine the intergenerational transmission of cognitive abilities. We find that individuals’ cognitive skills are positively related to their parents’ abilities, despite controlling for educational attainment and family...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010311122