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Title: The Mismeasure of Women: Intergenerational Mobility and the Econometrics of Family Trees

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Publication Year: 2025

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Abstract: We present a Non-Linear Instrumental Variable (NLIV) structure for the analysis of intergenerational mobility consistent with the realities of mating and reproduction. Existing models of the transmission of (dis)advantage are special cases of this framework embodying specific assumptions, many of them testable. In analyses of intergenerational mobility in the U.S. 1870- 1979 and Spain 1700-1800, mothers contributed more than fathers to outcomes children’s in the former setting, but the reverse was true in the latter. We further show how consideration of assortative mating and the impact of mothers can produce novel conclusions regarding mobility levels, trends over time, and mechanisms

Url: https://webhome.auburn.edu/~czv0008/files/women_mobility.pdf

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Authors: Espín-Sánchez, Jose Antonio; Ferrie, Joseph; Vickers, Chris

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Topics: Family and Marriage, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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