Maximum Likelihood (REML) model we find substantial influences of family background on the skills of both brothers and sisters … in cognitive skills are higher than 0.50, indicating that more than half of the inequality can be explained by family … intergenerational correlations are only able to capture parts of the influence of the family on children s cognitive and non …

family background effects are discussed and proxy variables for the mediating factors cognitive skills, study characteristics …Studies on the underlying mechanisms of social mobility commonly find that half of the intergenerational earnings … might operate beyond the mechanisms previously analysed. I explore how the family background of university graduates affects …

pathways of the family background effects are discussed and proxy variables for the mediating factors ability and skills, study … potential productivity losses at the macro and the micro level. This study explores how the family background of German … graduates affects the probability to hold a job that does not require tertiary education, i.e. to be overqualified. Potential …

, the estimates show that origin-based differences in over-education wage penalties significantly depend on both … demographics (workers' region of birth, education, and gender) and employer characteristics (firm size and collective bargaining). …

transmission of comparative skill advantages. Exploiting within-family between-subject variation in skills, we show that … comparative advantages in math of parents are significantly linked to those of their children. A causal interpretation follows … quality. Finally, we show the strong influence of family skill transmission on children's choices of STEM fields. …

transmission of comparative skill advantages. Exploiting within-family between-subject variation in skills, we show that … comparative advantages in math of parents are significantly linked to those of their children. A causal interpretation follows … quality. Finally, we show the strong influence of family skill transmission on children’s choices of STEM fields. …

-tested and paid for up to 24 months after childbirth. For children born thereafter, parental leave benefits were earnings … study the reform effects on children's language skills, motor skills, socio-emotional stability, and school readiness using … development and socio-economic development gaps. For children born before January 1, 2007, parental leave benefits were means …

measure a family's SES by the mother's and father's average years of education and household income. Our results show that … and quality of time parents spend with their children, the mother's IQ and economic preferences, a child's initial … children from families with higher SES are more patient, tend to be more altruistic and less likely to be risk seeking, and …

measure a family's SES by the mother's and father's average years of education and household income. Our results show that … and quality of time parents spend with their children, the mother's IQ and economic preferences, a child's initial … children from families with higher SES are more patient, tend to be more altruistic and less likely to be risk seeking, and …