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Choosing the right parents : changes in the intergenerational transmission of inequality - between 1980 and the early 1990s

Levine, David I. (contributor); … - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Revised estimates of intergenerational income mobility in the United States

Mazumder, Bhashkar (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

"Solon's (1992) landmark study estimated the intergenerational elasticity (IGE) in income between fathers and sons to …

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The growing importance of family and community : an analysis of changes in the sibling correlation in earnings

Mazumder, Bhashkar (contributor); … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

"This study presents evidence that the correlation in brothers' earnings has risen in recent decades. We use two distinct cohorts of young men from the National Longitudinal Surveys and estimate that the correlation in earnings between brothers rose from 0.26 to 0.45. This suggests that family...

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Estimating the returns to community college schooling for displaced workers

Jacobsen, Louis (contributor); … - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Education, Family Background and Racial Earnings Inequality in Brazil Title: Educación, antecedentes familiares y desigualdad interracial del salario en Brasil Title: Educação, ant...

Arias, Omar; Yamada, Gustavo; Tejerina, Luis - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002

This study combines survey data with annual state data on pupil-teacher ratios covering broadly the period 1940-90 to investigate the role of race, family background and education (both the quantity and quality) in explaining earnings inequality between whites and the African descendent...

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The Latin American Middle Class: Fragile After All?

Castellani, Francesca; Parent, Gwenn; Zenteno, Jannet - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014

with the likelihood of being middle class. The example of Colombia illustrates that, while growing in size, this income …

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Maternal employment and overweight children

Anderson, Patricia M. (contributor); … - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Escaping the poverty trap : investing in children in Latin America

Morán, Ricardo (contributor) - 2003

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Nutrition, Income Instability and Quality of Life: Determinants and Differential Patterns across Members within the Household

Cárdenas, Mauricio; Maro, Vincenzo Di; Meija, Carolina - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008

Using an approach that complements standard income-based measures with broader measures of well-being this paper … income instability as measures of deprivation and analyzes their relationship with perceived and objective well-being. First … perceived well-being and income instability. …

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The Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty: Some Causes and Policy Implications

Castañeda, Tarsicio; Aldaz-Carroll, Enrique - Inter-American Development Bank - 1999

The purpose of this report is to investigate the effects of family background factors in determining the intergenerational transmission of poverty in Latin America, drawing on a review of recent studies and empirical work done for this study. Based on the findings of this investigation, the...

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