This paper investigates, theoretically and empirically, differences between blacks and whites in the U.S. concerning the intergenerational transmission of occupational skills and the effects on sons' earnings. The father-son skill correlation is measured by the correlation coefficient (or cosine...

This paper investigates, theoretically and empirically, differences between blacks and whites in the U.S. concerning the intergenerational transmission of occupational skills and the effects on sons' earnings. The father-son skill correlation is measured by the correlation coefficient (or cosine...

This paper investigates differences between blacks and whites in the intergenerational transmission of occupational skills and the effect of father-son skill correlations on sons’ earnings. We present a model of intergenerational skill transfer and measure the skill correlation between father...

This paper investigates, theoretically and empirically, differences between blacks and whites in the United States concerning the intergenerational transmission of occupational skills and the effects on sons’ earnings. The father–son skill correlation is measured by the correlation...

The second “Family and Lifestyle Survey” is a registered consumer tester-based survey designed to collect information about (1) the basic attributes, education, job history, and quality of life of households in Japan; (2) household receipts of gifts and inheritances; (3) household income and...

The "Family and Lifestyle Survey" is a registered consumer tester-based survey designed to collect information on (1) basic household attributes, education, and employment history; (2) parent household attributes (including education and employment history); (3) household asset holdings...