How important is cultural background for the level of intergenerational mobility?

Using results on brother correlations of different groups of second generation immigrants based on administrative data from Denmark, this note analyzes the role of cultural background in the determination of the level of intergenerational mobility. The estimated correlations indicate that cultural background is not an important factor for the level of intergenerational mobility.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Schnitzlein, Daniel D.
Institutions:	Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Subject:	Intergenerational mobility \| Sibling correlations

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IWQW Discussion Paper Series. - ISSN 1867-6707.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 06/2011
Classification:	J62 - Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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