This paper examines the effect of parents' social skills on children's sociability, using the U.S. National … characteristics from the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT). The sociability relationship varies across parents and children by …; to remedy this deficiency, we construct a measure of parents' "sociability" skills based on their occupational …

This paper examines the effect of parents' social skills on children’s sociability, using the U.S. National … characteristics from the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT). The sociability relationship varies across parents and children by …; to remedy this deficiency, we construct a measure of parents' "sociability" skills based on their occupational …

This paper examines whether children are better off if their parents have stronger social networks. Using data on high …-school friendships of parents, we analyze whether the number and characteristics of friends affect the labor-market outcomes of children … persistency and network measurement error. Only when children enter the labor market, we find that friends of parents have a …

sons than for daughters. The documented STEM intergenerational transmission is not driven by liberal profession of parents …

sons than for daughters. The documented STEM intergenerational transmission is not driven by liberal profession of parents …