Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
Daniel D. Schnitzlein
In: Journal of Population Economics 27 (2014), 1, S. 69-89
This paper is the first to analyze the impact of family background on permanent earnings based on sibling correlations 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 also plays an important role in explaining variations in family income, wages, education, and risk attitudes.
Topics: Well-being, Distribution, Family, Labor and employment
JEL-Classification: D1;D3;J62
Keywords: Sibling correlations, Intergenerational mobility, REML, Germany, SOEP
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00148-013-0468-6
Frei zugängliche Version: (econstor)
http://hdl.handle.net/10419/106945