Brother correlations in earnings in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden compared to the United States

被引:104
作者
Björklund, A [1 ]
Eriksson, T
Jäntti, M
Raaum, O
Österbacka, E
机构
[1] Stockholm Univ, SOFI, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
[2] IZA, Bonn, Germany
[3] Aarhus Sch Business, DK-8210 Aarhus V, Denmark
[4] Tampere Univ, Dept Econ, FIN-33014 Tampere, Finland
[5] Ragnar Frisch Ctr Econ Res, N-0349 Oslo, Norway
[6] Abo Akad, FIN-20500 Turku, Finland
关键词
intergenerational mobility; earnings inequality; long-run earnings;
D O I
10.1007/s001480100095
中图分类号
C921 [人口统计学];
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摘要
The correlation in economic status among siblings is a useful "omnibus measure" of the overall impact of family and community factors on adult economic status. In this study we compare brother correlations in long-run (permanent) earnings between the United States, on one hand, and the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) on the other. Our base case results, based on very similar sample criteria and definitions for all countries, show that this correlation is above 0.40 in the United States and in the range 0.14-0.26 in the Nordic countries. Even though these results turn out to be somewhat sensitive to some assumptions that have to be made, we conclude that the family and community factors are more important determinants of long-run earnings in the United States than in the Nordic countries.
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页码:757 / 772
页数:16
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