Intergenerational occupational transmission as a determinant of social mobility

Martín Trombetta ()
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Martín Trombetta: Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política (IIEP UBA–CONICET). Buenos Aires, Argentina.

No 2025-106, Documentos de trabajo del Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política IIEP (UBA-CONICET) from Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política IIEP (UBA-CONICET)

Abstract: This paper studies intergenerational occupational mobility in Argentina using two nationally representative retrospective household surveys. It estimates the transmission of parents’ job attributes to their children through OLS, instrumental variables, and unconditional quantile regressions. Results show strong persistence in job skill level and occupational socioeconomic status, while rank, establishment size, and industry correlate across generations but weaken when IV is applied. Quantile regressions indicate persistence is driven by the right tail—higher‑status jobs—implying sizable effects on social mobility and equality of opportunity.

Keywords: Social mobility; Intergenerational transmission; Occupational mobility; Labor market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B15 C1 E02 H41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2025-10
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