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Like mother, like child? : the rise of women's intergenerational income persistence in Sweden and the United States
Brandén, Gunnar; Nybom, Martin; Vosters, Kelly - 2023
We show how intergenerational mobility has evolved over time in Sweden and the United States since 1985, focusing on … substantially over recent decades in both Sweden and the US, while the more predominantly studied father-son measures remained … in the US relative to Sweden. We develop a model to quantify the relative roles of parent human capital, employment, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014280839
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Like Mother, Like Child? The Rise of Women's Intergenerational Income Persistence in Sweden and the United States
Brandén, Gunnar; Nybom, Martin; Vosters, Kelly - 2023
We show how intergenerational mobility has evolved over time in Sweden and the United States since 1985, focusing on … substantially over recent decades in both Sweden and the US, while the more predominantly studied father-son measures remained … in the US relative to Sweden. We develop a model to quantify the relative roles of parent human capital, employment, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014344618
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Like Mother, Like Child? The Rise of Women’s Intergenerational Income Persistence in Sweden and the United States
Brandén, Gunnar; Nybom, Martin; Vosters, Kelly - 2023
We show how intergenerational mobility has evolved over time in Sweden and the United States since 1985, focusing on … substantially over recent decades in both Sweden and the US, while the more predominantly studied father-son measures remained … in the US relative to Sweden. We develop a model to quantify the relative roles of parent human capital, employment, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014354661
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The intergenerational transmission of occupational preferences, segregation, and wage inequality : empirical evidence from three countries
Eberharter, Veronika V. - 2012
Based on longitudinal data (CNEF 1980-2010) the paper analyzes the structuring effects of individual and family background characteristics on occupational preferences, and the influence of occupational segregation on gender wage differentials in Germany, Great Britain, and the United States....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009681466
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Testing the "residential rootedness"-hypothesis of self-employment for Germany and the UK
Reuschke, Darja; Ham, Maarten van - 2011
entrepreneurs are 'rooted' in place. This paper tests the 'residential rootedness'-hypothesis of self-employment by examining for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009516901
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Testing the ‘Residential Rootedness' - Hypothesis of Self-Employment for Germany and the UK
Reuschke, Darja - 2012
entrepreneurs are ‘rooted' in place. This paper tests the ‘residential rootedness'-hypothesis of self-employment by examining for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013113213
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Testing the "residential rootedness"-hypothesis of self-employment for Germany and the UK
Reuschke, Darja; Ham, Maarten van - 2011
entrepreneurs are 'rooted' in place. This paper tests the 'residential rootedness'-hypothesis of self-employment by examining for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009389123
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Why do individuals choose self-employment?
Dawson, Christopher; Henley, Andrew; Latreille, Paul L. - 2009
This paper undertakes an analysis of the motivating factors cited by the self-employed in the UK as reasons for choosing self-employment. Very limited previous research has addressed the question of why individuals report that they have chosen self-employment. Two questions are addressed using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003808408
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Early, late or never? : when does parental education impact child outcomes?
Dickson, Matt; Gregg, Paul; Robinson, Harriet - 2013
We study the intergenerational effects of parents' education on their children's educational outcomes. The endogeneity … Parents and Children - a rich cohort dataset of children born in the early 1990s in Avon, England - allows us to examine the …. We find that increasing parental education has a positive causal effect on children's outcomes that is evident at age 4 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009683023
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Birth order and social outcomes, England, 1680-2024
Clark, Gregory; Cummins, Neil - 2024
Children early in the birth order get more parental care than later children. Does this significantly affect their life …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014512834