Jerrim, JP;
(2016)
The link between family background and later lifetime income: how does the UK compare to other countries?
Fiscal Studies
, 38
(1)
pp. 49-79.
10.1111/1475-5890.12081.
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Abstract
The link between family background and labour market outcomes is an issue of great academic, social and political concern. It is frequently claimed that such intergenerational associations are stronger in Britain than in other countries. But is this really true? I investigate this issue by estimating the link between parental education and later lifetime income, using three cross-nationally comparable data sets covering more than 30 countries. My results suggest that the UK is broadly in the middle of the cross-country rankings, with intergenerational associations notably stronger than in Scandinavia but weaker than in eastern Europe. Overall, I find limited support for claims that family background is a greater barrier to economic success in Britain than in other parts of the developed world.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The link between family background and later lifetime income: how does the UK compare to other countries? |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1475-5890.12081 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1475-5890.12081 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2016 The Author. Fiscal Studies published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. on behalf of Institute for Fiscal Studies This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1519644 |
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