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Like (grand)parent, like child? : multigenerational mobility across the EU
Colagrossi, Marco; D'Hombres, Beatrice; Schnepf, Sylke V. - 2019
This study shows that the intergenerational transmission of inequality in most of the 28 EU countries is higher than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002649
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The geography of intergenerational mobility : evidence of educational persistence and the "Great Gatsby Curve" in Brazil
Leone, Tharcisio - 2019
mobility and income inequality. In this sense, this work presents empirical evidence for the existence of the "Great Gatsby … income inequality might lead to a lower investment in human capital among children from socially vulnerable households. The … in states with a higher level of income inequality. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012033093
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Intergenerational mobility and the rise and fall of inequality : lessons from Latin America
Neidhöfer, Guido - 2018
Countries with high income inequality also show a strong association between parents' and children’s economic well … experiencing higher income inequality in childhood is associated with lower intergenerational mobility measured in adulthood …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011932596
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China and the United States : different economic models but similarly low levels of socioeconomic mobility
Weide, Roy van der; Narayan, Ambar - 2019
The United States and China are the world's largest economies. Together they are responsible for about one-third of the world's economic output. This paper aims to examine whether the two economic giants are also lands of opportunity where resources are allocated in a way that minimizes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012161622
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Intergenerational transmission of lockdown consequences : prognosis of the longer-run persistence of COVID-19 in Latin America
Neidhöfer, Guido; Lustig, Nora; Tommasi, Mariano - 2021
The shock on human capital caused by COVID-19 is likely to have long lasting consequences, especially for children of low-educated families. Applying a counterfactual exercise we project the effects of school closures and other lockdown policies on the intergenerational persistence of education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012534595
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Short and long-run distributional impacts of COVID-19 in Latin America
Lustig, Nora; Martinez Pabon, Valentina; Neidhöfer, Guido - In: Economia : journal of the Latin American and Caribbean … 22 (2023) 1, pp. 96-116
economies: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. We show that the short-term impact on income inequality and poverty can be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014333876
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Intergenerational mobility of economic well-being in Latin America
Neidhöfer, Guido; Ciaschi, Matías; Gasparini, Leonardo - 2022 - This version: 31 August 2022
We estimate, for the first time, long-run trends in intergenerational economic mobility for a multitude of countries in Latin America going beyond parent-child correlations in educational attainment. We use several indicators of well-being, such as the socio-economic situation of individuals,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014466616
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Intergenerational transmission of education - Uncovering the mechanisms behind high intergenerational correlations
Juárez, Florian Wendelspiess Chávez - Society for the Study of Economic Inequality - ECINEQ - 2011
inequality of opportunity is present. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010627587
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The college type: Personality and educational inequality
Lundberg, Shelly - 2013
I examine the effects of cognitive ability and personality traits on college graduation in a recent cohort of young … background groups in the personality traits that predict successful completion of college, particularly for men. The implications … concerning educational inequality should include, not just the possibilities for remediating the skill levels of poor children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293138
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The College Type: Personality and Educational Inequality
Lundberg, Shelly - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
I examine the effects of cognitive ability and personality traits on college graduation in a recent cohort of young … background groups in the personality traits that predict successful completion of college, particularly for men. The implications … concerning educational inequality should include, not just the possibilities for remediating the skill levels of poor children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010814466