Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

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University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business, Department of Economics

No 11-12: How important is cultural background for the level of intergenerational mobility?

Daniel D. Schnitzlein ()
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Daniel D. Schnitzlein: DIW Berlin, Postal: SOEP Department, Mohrenstr. 58, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Abstract: Using results on brother correlations in permanent earnings for different groups of second generation immigrants based on administrative data from Denmark, this letter analyzes the role of cultural background in the determination of the level of intergenerational mobility. The results indicate that cultural background is not a major determinant of the level of intergenerational economic mobility

Keywords: Intergenerational mobility; Sibling correlations

JEL-codes: J62

13 pages, January 1, 2011

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