Occupations and the evolution of gender differences in intergenerational socioeconomic mobility

This paper analyzes intergenerational mobility experiences of daughters and sons with respect to their fathers’ occupational status and documents changes in gender differences over time. While women have been in occupations with lower overall earnings potential, men are more likely to be in occupations characterized by long hours and low returns. The mobility gap in earnings has been closing and a mobility advantage with respect to education has been emerging.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Schwenkenberg, Julia M.
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 124.2014, 3, p. 348-352
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Gender gaps \| Intergenerational mobility \| Occupational choice

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	J16 - Economics of Gender ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; J62 - Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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