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The effects of father's worklessness on young adults in the UK

Zwysen, Wouter - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 4 (2015) 2, pp. 1-15

Using the United Kingdom household longitudinal study (UKHLS), this paper shows the effect of experiencing a father being out of work on a range of labour market outcomes as young adults. Children of non-working fathers work less and are less satisfied while working despite similar wages and...

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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

Intergenerational transmission of spousal inequality

Nguyen, Kieu-Dung - In: Estudios de economía 48 (2021) 1, pp. 5-33

This paper studies whether sons and daughters reproduce in their relationships the same intra-household inequalities observed for their parents in terms of some economic statuses (wages, income, work hours, and education). Additionally, we emphasize the relevance of transmission of preference...

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Growing up together: sibling correlation, parental influence, and intergenerational educational mobility in developing countries

Ahsan, Nazmul; Emran, M. Shahe; Jiang, Hanchen; Han, … - 2022 - This version: July 6, 2022, preliminary draft

sibling correlation as a measure, and data from 230 waves of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). This is the first paper, to … our knowledge, to provide estimates of sibling correlation in schooling for a large number of developing countries using … high quality standardized data. Sibling correlation is an omnibus measure of mobility as it captures observed and …

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Family background and the responses to higher SAT scores

Graetz, George; Öckert, Björn; Nordström Skans, Oskar - 2020

Using discontinuities within the Swedish SAT system, we show that additional admission opportunities causally affect college choices. Students with high-educated parents change timing, colleges, and fields in ways that appear consistent with basic economic theory. In contrast, very talented...

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Family background and the responses to higher SAT scores

Graetz, Georg; Nordström Skans, Oskar; Öckert, Björn - 2020

Using discontinuities within the Swedish SAT system, we show that additional admission opportunities causally affect college choices. Students with high-educated parents change timing, colleges, and fields in ways that appear rational and informed. In contrast, very talented students with...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012229578

Overqualification of graduates : assessing the role of family background

Erdsiek, Daniel - In: Journal for labour market research 49 (2016) 3, pp. 253-268

Overqualification signals a mismatch between jobs’ educational requirements and workers’ qualifications implying 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...

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Family background and the responses to higher SAT scores

Graetz, Georg; Öckert, Björn; Nordström Skans, Oskar - 2020

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012236929

Intergenerational transmission of welfare benefit receipt : evidence from Germany

Feichtmayer, Jennifer; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2023

We study the intergenerational transmission of welfare benefit receipt in Germany. We first describe the correlation … suggest that the strong intergenerational correlation of welfare benefit receipt is determined by family background rather …

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Intergenerational transmission of welfare benefit receipt : evidence from Germany

Feichtmayer, Jennifer; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2023

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