using the decennial U.S. Censuses. We find that the intergenerational income elasticity (IGE) followed a roughly U … different pattern for the intergenerational income correlation, a measure which is insensitive to changes in cross … the income distribution across generations appears historically normal, but, as cross-sectional inequality has increased …

in Germany and to provide a cross-country comparison of Germany, Denmark, and USA. The main findings are that family and … found in USA. This holds true for both male and female siblings. A deeper analysis of Germany shows that family background … also plays an important role in explaining variations in family income, wages, education, and risk attitudes. …

This paper concerns the problem of inferring the effects of covariates on intergenerational income mobility, i.e. on … of mobility - (i) traditional transition probability of movement across income quantiles over generations and (ii) a new …

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 …

This paper estimates the extent of intergenerational income mobility in Japan among sons and daughters born between … Japanese Social Stratification and Mobility (SSM) surveys, collected between 1965 and 2005. Father's income is predicted on the … intergenerational income elasticity (IGE) for both sons and daughters, in Japan lies around .35, which is an intermediate value, by …

This paper estimates the extent of intergenerational income mobility in Japan among sons and daughters born between … Japanese Social Stratification and Mobility (SSM) surveys, collected between 1965 and 2005. Father's income is predicted on the … intergenerational income elasticity (IGE) for both sons and daughters, in Japan lies around .35, which is an intermediate value, by …

This paper provides evidence on the degree and patterns of intergenerational income and educational mobility in urban … Chile. We find intergenerational income elasticities for Greater Santiago in Chile in the range of 0.52 to 0.54. This is … income at the two extremes of the income distribution, which is more accentuated at the top centiles of the distribution. We …