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Are we architects of our own happiness? : the importance of family background for well-being

Schnitzlein, Daniel D.; Wunder, Christoph - 2016

This paper analyzes whether individuals have equal opportunity to achieve happiness (or well-being). We estimate sibling correlations and intergenerational correlations in self-reported life satisfaction, satisfaction with household income, job satisfaction, and satisfaction with health. We find...

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The effect of the intergenerational transmission of noncognitive skills on student performance

Méndez Martínez, Ildefonso - In: Economics of education review 46 (2015), pp. 78-97

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Overqualification of graduates : assessing the role of family background

Erdsiek, Daniel - 2014

Studies on the underlying mechanisms of social mobility commonly find that half of the intergenerational earnings persistence remains unexplained. Focusing on the phenomenon of overqualification, this study examines a transmission channel that might operate beyond the mechanisms previously...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010468427

How important is the family? : evidence from sibling correlations in permanent earnings in the USA, Germany, and Denmark

Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - 2014

in Germany and to provide a cross-country comparison of Germany, Denmark, and USA. The main findings are that family and … community background has a stronger influence on permanent earnings in Germany than in Denmark, and a comparable influence is … found in USA. This holds true for both male and female siblings. A deeper analysis of Germany shows that family background …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010475702

Are we architects of our own happiness? : the importance of family background for well-being

Schnitzlein, Daniel D.; Wunder, Christoph - 2014

This paper analyzes whether individuals have equal opportunity to achieve happiness (or well- being). We estimate sibling correlations and intergenerational correlations in self-reported life satisfaction, satisfaction with household income, job satisfaction, and satisfaction with health. We...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010419392

Are we architects of our own happiness? : the importance of family background for well-being

Schnitzlein, Daniel D.; Wunder, Christoph - 2014

This paper analyzes whether individuals have equal opportunity to achieve happiness (or wellbeing). We estimate sibling correlations and intergenerational correlations in self-reported life satisfaction, satisfaction with household income, job satisfaction, and satisfaction with health. We find...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010421528

How important is the family? : evidence from sibling correlations in permanent earnings in the US, Germany and Denmark

Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - 2011

earnings in Germany and to provide a cross-country comparison of Germany, Denmark, and the US. The main findings are as follows …: the importance of family and community background in Germany is higher than in Denmark and comparable to that in the US … to family and community factors shared by brothers while the corresponding estimates are 43 percent in Germany and 45 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008936425

The intergenerational transmission of risk and trust attitudes

Dohmen, Thomas; Falk, Armin; Huffman, David; Sunde, Uwe - In: The review of economic studies 79 (2012) 2, pp. 645-677

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Assessing intergenerational earnings persistence among German workers

Eisenhauer, Philipp; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - In: Journal for labour market research 41 (2008) 2/3, pp. 119-137

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The role of childhood health for the intergenerational transmission of human capital : evidence from administrative data

Salm, Martin (contributor); Schunk, Daniel (contributor) - 2008

We use unique administrative German data to examine the role of childhood health for the intergenerational transmission of human capital. Specifically, we examine the extent to which a comprehensive list of health conditions - diagnosed by government physicians - can account for developmental...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003750286