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Nonlinearities in Intergenerational Earnings Mobility : Consequences for Cross-Country Comparisons [PDF]
We show that the patterns of intergenerational earnings mobility in Denmark, Finland, and Norway, unlike those for the US and the UK, are highly nonlinear.
Bratsberg,Bernt +6 more
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Global Inequality of Opportunity in Education Decreased During the 20th Century
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We document changes in global inequality of opportunity in education for women and men born between 1941 and 1983, using individual‐level census and survey data on 46.7 million individuals from 95 countries, representing all major regions of the world.
Michael Grätz +2 more
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Educational policy and intergenerational income mobility: evidence from the Finnish comprehensive school reform [PDF]
This paper estimates the effect of a major education reform on the intergenerational income mobility in Finland. The Finnish comprehensive school reform of 1972-1977 replaced the old two-track school system with a uniform nine-year comprehensive school ...
Pekkala, Sari +2 more
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In corporate graduate recruitment worldwide, candidates are often assessed not only on competence but on whether they are deemed relatable. This study theorises relatability as a racialised cultural–affective filter that covertly sustains inequality. Drawing on qualitative interviews, we identify five interlinked processes of self‐presentation,
Sifiso Mthembu +3 more
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Reassessing Intergenerational Mobility in Germany and the United States: The Impact of Differences in Lifecycle Earnings Patterns [PDF]
Using longitudinal data on fathers and their children, this study compares the extent of intergenerational mobility in Germany and the United States and introduces an estimation strategy that corrects estimates of intergenerational earnings elasticities ...
Thorsten Vogel
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Unequal Family Ties, Wealth Transmission and Social Mobility Among Congolese Traders in Kinshasa
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork among Congolese traders operating in Kinshasa's urban economy, this article examines how differentiated family ties and wealth transmission shape social mobility and the intergenerational reproduction of inequality. We show that family support is neither uniform nor equally productive: its effects depend on both
Héritier Mesa, Joël Noret
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Demographic Research, 2011 It has been argued in sociology, economics, and evolutionary anthropology that family size limitation enhances the intergenerational upward mobility chances in modernized societies.
Jan Van Bavel +3 more
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Do birth order and family size matter for intergenerational income mobility? Evidence from Sweden [PDF]
Previous studies of intergenerational income mobility have not considered potential birth-order or family-size effects in the estimated income elasticity.
Lindahl, Lena
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In recent years, sociological interest in the study of social class—particularly its subjective dimensions—has intensified. This article contributes to this growing body of literature by focusing on Poland as a case within the Central and Eastern European region.
Justyna Kajta, Stefan Bieńkowski
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How Much Can We Learn from International Comparisons of Intergenerational Mobility? [PDF]
This paper summarises research on the relative level of intergenerational mobility - whether classified by income, social class, social status or education - considering observations from 65 countries.
Jo Blanden
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