Women and the Econometrics of Family Trees

José-Antonio Espín-Sánchez, Joseph P. Ferrie and Christopher Vickers

No 31598, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We present an econometric structure for the analysis of intergenerational mobility that integrates non-linearities, the role of maternal-side effects and the impact of grandparents. We show how previously estimated models are special cases of this general framework and what specific assumptions each embeds. Our analysis of linked U. S. data 1900-40 reveals the extent to which inadequate consideration of assortative mating and the impact of mothers produces misleading conclusions.

JEL-codes: C36 C50 J08 J12 J13 J62 N31 N32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-08
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