This paper reports estimates of family background effects on earnings in the context of a more extensive multi-equation model of earnings generation. This allows more complete characterization of direct versus indirect background effects. In addition to education, occupational attainment, and...

This paper reports the results of the estimation of a five-equation earnings model for Canadian men. The data set is a large cross-section of Canadians that includes extensive family background variables. Family socio-economic background is found to have a marked systematic influence on the...