Research Handbook on Intergenerational Inequality

Edited by Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, Jo Blanden, Jani Erola and Lindsey Macmillan

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Abstract: The Research Handbook on Intergenerational Inequality is motivated by a core question in social science: to what extent does one’s family background and childhood experience predict success in life? Bringing together experts in their respective fields from across the globe, this innovative Research Handbook provides a comprehensive multidisciplinary account of the rich research on intergenerational inequality, focusing on its origins in sociology and economics. This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Sociology and Social Policy; Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
ISBN: 9781800888258
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction: The economic and sociological approaches to studying the intergenerational transmission of inequality: Similarities, differences and convergence , pp 1-11

Jo Blanden, Jani Erola, Elina Kilpi-Jakonen and Lindsey Macmillan

Ch 2 Intergenerational inequality in education , pp 13-26

Vikki Boliver and Queralt Capsada-Munsech

Ch 3 Intergenerational transmission of human capital , pp 27-41

Mikael Lindahl

Ch 4 Intergenerational social class mobility , pp 42-55

Anthony Heath and Yaojun Li

Ch 5 Intergenerational income mobility , pp 56-72

Martin Nybom

Ch 6 Intergenerational persistence of poverty , pp 73-85

Brian Nolan

Ch 7 Intergenerational persistence of wealth , pp 86-99

Philipp M. Lersch, Maximilian Longmuir and Daniel D. Schnitzlein

Ch 8 Multigenerational inequality , pp 100-121

Jan Stuhler

Ch 9 The intergenerational reproduction of elites , pp 122-134

Christoph Houman Ellersgaard

Ch 10 Parental joblessness and its intergenerational impact , pp 135-149

Kristina Lindemann and Markus Gangl

Ch 11 What do we know about the intergenerational transmission of health , pp 150-163

Bhashkar Mazumder

Ch 12 Intergenerational inequalities across different outcomes: Comments from a sociologist , pp 164-171

Marianne Nordli Hansen

Ch 13 Intergenerational inequalities across different outcomes: Comments from an economist , pp 172-176

Anders Bjorklund

Ch 14 Differences across place in intergenerational income mobility , pp 178-191

Marie Connolly and Catherine Haeck

Ch 15 The Great Gatsby Curve from a multidisciplinary perspective , pp 192-205

Florian R. Hertel and Olaf Groh-Samberg

Ch 16 Intergenerational mobility from a historical perspective , pp 206-220

Ineke Maas and Marco H.D. van Leeuwen

Ch 17 Intergenerational social mobility: The relevance of family and labour-market dynamics for studying the mother–daughter line , pp 221-234

Alessandra Minello and Valentina Tocchioni

Ch 18 Family influences on intergenerational inequality: Family dynamics and birth order , pp 235-248

Juho Härkönen and Marco Santacroce

Ch 19 The role of migration for intergenerational mobility , pp 249-263

Mathieu Ferry and Mathieu Ichou

Ch 20 Intergenerational mobility and race , pp 264-276

Carlos A. Costa Ribeiro

Ch 21 Themes and issues in the study of mobility and inequality across different populations and contexts: A commentary on Part II , pp 277-285

Lucinda Platt

Ch 22 Commentary on contextual and demographic dimensions of intergenerational inequalities , pp 286-290

Tuomas Pekkarinen

Ch 23 Genes and heritability in intergenerational transmission , pp 292-306

Tilbe Atav, Cornelius A. Rietveld and Hans van Kippersluis

Ch 24 Pre- and perinatal influences on intergenerational transmission of inequality , pp 307-327

Falk A.C. Voit, Sakari Lemola and Daniel D. Schnitzlein

Ch 25 How parenting contributes to intergenerational inequality , pp 328-341

Ariel Kalil and Rebecca Ryan

Ch 26 Early childhood interventions to reduce intergenerational inequality , pp 342-356

Gabriella Conti and Sweta Gupta

Ch 27 The role of education for social mobility , pp 357-370

Moris Triventi and Giampiero Passaretta

Ch 28 School interventions to reduce intergenerational inequality , pp 371-386

Jack Britton and Luke Sibieta

Ch 29 Decision-making mechanisms, information and educational inequalities , pp 387-399

Carlo Barone and Estelle Herbaut

Ch 30 Non-cognitive skills and intergenerational inequality: Reviewing the power of personality , pp 400-414

Lea Katharina Kröger, Alberto Palacios-Abad and Jonas Radl

Ch 31 Commentary: How can policy reduce intergenerational inequality? , pp 415-422

Lee Elliot Major

Ch 32 Commentary: Children, the gender revolution, and social mobility , pp 423-431

Gøsta Esping-Andersen

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