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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 69-89 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Journal of population economics |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 14 Mar 2013 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
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.
Keywords
- Germany, Intergenerational mobility, REML, Sibling correlations, SOEP
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Demography
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
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In: Journal of population economics, Vol. 27, No. 1, 01.2014, p. 69-89.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - How important is the family? Evidence from sibling correlations in permanent earnings in the USA, Germany, and Denmark
AU - Schnitzlein, Daniel D.
N1 - Funding Information: I thank Regina T. Riphahn, Anders Björklund, Guido Heineck, Olaf Groh-Samberg, the editor, and two anonymous referees as well as conference and seminar participants in Perth (GB), Philadelphia, Nuremberg, Limerick, Borkop, Delmenhorst, Hangzhou, and Berlin for their helpful comments and suggestions. Part of this research was carried out during a research visit to the Aarhus School of Business. I am particularly grateful to Tor Eriksson for his helpful comments and valuable support during my stay. This project was part of a dissertation funded by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Nuremberg, Germany
PY - 2014/1
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N2 - 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.
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KW - Germany
KW - Intergenerational mobility
KW - REML
KW - Sibling correlations
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JO - Journal of population economics
JF - Journal of population economics
SN - 0933-1433
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