More able parents tend to have more able children. While few would question the validity of this statement, there is … estimated elasticity of intergenerational transmission of income of approximately .2. -- Ability ; intergenerational mobility …

using scores from IQ tests taken outside of school, at the time of military enrolment, and measured when students are around …

using scores from IQ tests taken outside of school, at the time of military enrolment, and measured when students are around …

well as academic achievement. Our data are taken from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk (MARS), an epidemiological …

well as academic achievement. Our data are taken from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk, an epidemiological cohort …

well as academic achievement. Our data are taken from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk (MARS), an epidemiological …

While recent research finds strong evidence that birth order affects children's outcomes such as education and earnings … earlier born children have higher IQs. Our preferred estimates suggest differences between first-borns and second-borns of … birth order effects occur because later-born children are more affected by family breakdown. …