Occupations and the evolution of gender differences in intergenerational socioeconomic mobility

Julia Schwenkenberg

Economics Letters, 2014, vol. 124, issue 3, 348-352

Abstract: This paper analyzes intergenerational mobility experiences of daughters and sons with respect to their fathers’ occupational status and documents changes in gender differences over time. While women have been in occupations with lower overall earnings potential, men are more likely to be in occupations characterized by long hours and low returns. The mobility gap in earnings has been closing and a mobility advantage with respect to education has been emerging.

Keywords: Gender gaps; Intergenerational mobility; Occupational choice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J24 J62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2014.06.017

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