This study uses sibling correlation to investigate the importance of parental and household characteristics on three …. Moreover, the sibling correlation is higher for the younger generation of siblings than the older generation, and for sisters … correlations, whereas socioeconomic outcomes, family structure, parental health and residential zone have only a limited …

results suggest that family background explains, on average, between 30% and 60% of the inequality in permanent well …. Results from intergenerational correlations suggest that parental characteristics are considerably less important than family …

might operate beyond the mechanisms previously analysed. I explore how the family background of university graduates affects … family background effects are discussed and proxy variables for the mediating factors cognitive skills, study characteristics … characteristics, and social capital are found to be important mediators of the family background effects. …

results suggest that family background explains, on average, between 30% and 60% of the inequality in permanent well …. Results from intergenerational correlations suggest that parental characteristics are considerably less important than family …

that family background explains, on average, between 30% and 60% of the inequality in permanent wellbeing. The influence is … intergenerational correlations suggest that parental characteristics are considerably less important than family and community factors. …

potential productivity losses at the macro and the micro level. This study explores how the family background of German … pathways of the family background effects are discussed and proxy variables for the mediating factors ability and skills, study … characteristics, and social capital are important mediators of the family background effects. …

This paper is the first to analyze the impact of family background on permanent earnings based on sibling correlations … in Germany and to provide a cross-country comparison of Germany, Denmark, and USA. The main findings are that family and … found in USA. This holds true for both male and female siblings. A deeper analysis of Germany shows that family background …