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We estimate the intergenerational elasticity (IGE) of income for the Netherlands using complete population data for … around 177,000 28-year olds. We find that IGEs are much lower when actual individual income data are used rather than proxies … or aggregates for income. Though low, daughters' IGEs are higher than sons' indicating lower income mobility for women. …
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of age in a more polarized labor market, while the substantial rise in the income shares of the top 1 percent, their …
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observed for their parents in terms of some economic statuses (wages, income, work hours, and education). Additionally, we … Panel Study of Income Dynamics' data we find that married sons imitate their parents' household disparities more than …
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We examine intergenerational mobility in the very long run, across generations that are six centuries apart. We exploit a unique dataset containing detailed information at the individual level for all people living in the Italian city of Florence in 1427. These individuals have been associated,...
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This paper offers an explanation for some evidence that intergenerational earnings mobility is higher in more developed economies and that mobility is positively correlated with wage equality. In the model mobility promotes economic growth via its effect on the accumulation and allocation of...
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The literature on intergenerational income mobility uses a diverse set of measures and there is limited knowledge about … main analysis uses income tax data from Australia to produce a comprehensive set of empirical estimates for each of 19 …
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In societies where surnames are inherited from parents, we can use these names to estimate rates of intergenerational mobility. This paper explains how to make such estimates, and illustrates their use in pre-industrial England and modern Chile and India. These surname estimates have the...
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We evaluate a temporary public sector employment program targeted at individuals with weak labor market attachment, applying dynamic inverse probability weighting to account for dynamic selection. We show that the program is successful in increasing employment and reducing social assistance....
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middle-wage routine jobs and the rise of both high- and low-income jobs. The latter measures the cross-generational link … between the income of parents and that of their children. To understand the implications of polarization on economic mobility … from low-income parents if replacement of routine labor is high, and educational polarization for younger generations. I …
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Although many studies show that Korea's income mobility is declining, it is difficult to draw organized information … income mobility in Korea, this study categorizes the mobility concept using two dimensions: absolute vs. relative and within …-generation vs. between-generations. The normative validity is clearer for intergenerational income mobility than in the …
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