The occupational attainment of men aged thirty-three is examined using longitudinal cohort data. The authors find that family background and early child development has a much stronger effect on occupational attainment than found in previous studies for Britain. Tests in math and reading taken...

Examining British cohort data we find significant differences in the occupational aspirations of boys and girls at age 16 that appear to follow a traditional pattern. To isolate the effect of gender hiring bias on occupational attainment a conditional hiring model is estimated. This separates...