Sibling Correlations and Social Mobility in Latin America

In this paper, social mobility is measured by looking at the extent to which family background determines socioeconomic success. Roughly speaking, social mobility can be measure by means of two distinct types of correlations: intergenerational correlations and sibling correlations.

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Year of publication:	1999-02
Authors:	Dahan, Momi ; Gaviria, Alejandro
Institutions:	Inter-American Development Bank
Subject:	Economic Development & Growth \| Social Development \| inequality \| schooling gaps \| social mobility \| WP-395

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IDB Publications (Working Papers).
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series Working Paper Series; 395 Number 6451
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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