How Important Is Cultural Background for the Level of Intergenerational Mobility?

Based on brother correlations in permanent earnings for different groups of second generation immigrants, the findings in this paper indicate that cultural background is not a major determinant of the level of intergenerational economic mobility.

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Year of publication:	2012-03
Authors:	Schnitzlein, Daniel D.
Published in:	EconStor Open Access Articles. - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft (ZBW). - 2012-03, p. 335-337
Publisher:	Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft (ZBW)
Subject:	Intergenerational mobility \| Sibling correlations \| Family background \| Equality of opportunities

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	J62 - Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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