Sibling Correlations and Social Mobility in Latin America

In this paper, social mobility is measured by looking at the extent to which family background determines socioeconomic success. Roughly speaking, social mobility can be measure by means of two distinct types of correlations: intergenerational correlations and sibling correlations.

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Main Author: Inter-American Development Bank
Other Authors: Momi Dahan
Format: Working Papers biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Inter-American Development Bank
Subjects:Social Development, J62 - Job Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility, N16 - Latin America • Caribbean, social mobility;WP-395;inequality;schooling gaps,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0010762
https://publications.iadb.org/en/sibling-correlations-and-social-mobility-latin-america
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Summary:In this paper, social mobility is measured by looking at the extent to which family background determines socioeconomic success. Roughly speaking, social mobility can be measure by means of two distinct types of correlations: intergenerational correlations and sibling correlations.