Long-run intergenerational social mobility and the distribution of surnames

Andrés Romeu, M. Dolores Collado and Ignacio Ortuño Ortin
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UMUFAE Economics Working Papers from DIGITUM. Universidad de Murcia

Abstract: We develop a novel methodology to analyze intergenerational social mobility over long periods of time when the precise ancestors of the individual cannot be identi...ed. We base our approach on the incorporation of surnames in the analysis of social mobility, applying our methodology to assess the degree of intergenerational social mobility within two Spanish regions from the late 19th century to the beginning of the 21st century. The results show that the probability of having a high educational level, or of belonging to a high-status socioeconomic group, still depends on the socioeconomic status of the great-great-grandparents. Our analysis suggests, however, that such dependence will vanish in the next-to-present generation.

Keywords: long-run social mobility; equality of opportunity; distribution of surnames (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44
Date: 2013-11
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