Abstract
Why do estimates of the intergenerational persistence in earnings vary so much for the United States? Recent research suggests that lifecycle bias may be a major factor [Grawe, N., Lifecycle bias in estimates of intergenerational earnings persistence. Labour Economics 2006, 13:551-570; Haider, S., and Solon, G., Life-cycle variation in the association between current and lifetime earnings. American Economic Review 2006, 96(4):1308-1320.]. In this paper we estimate the intergenerational correlation in lifetime earnings by using sons' and fathers' earnings at similar ages in order to account for lifecycle bias. Our estimate based on earnings measured at 35-44 for both fathers and sons is similar to that for the age range 45-54.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 592-597 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Labour Economics |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2010 |
Keywords
- Income mobility
- Intergenerational earnings mobility
- Lifecycle bias
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics and Econometrics
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management