Parental Background and Earnings: German Evidence on Direct and Indirect Relationships
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Thomas Cornelissen
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Uwe Jirjahn
Summary
Using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP), the study analyzes the direct and indirect effects of parental background on employees' earnings. To examine indirect effects we estimate the determinants of the employees' years of schooling. In a second step, we run wage regressions to examine direct effects. Our results suggest that the direct and indirect effects of parental background driving the intergenerational correlation of socioeconomic status are complex. It is not only important to differentiate between mother's and father's education. It is also important to take into account other parental characteristics such as maternal labor force participation and the parents' occupational status and fertility. Moreover, we find that interaction effects play an important role. The returns to schooling depend on the employees' parental background.
© 2008 by Lucius & Lucius, Stuttgart
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- Contributions to Labormetrics: Guest Editorial
- Abhandlungen / Original Papers
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- Wages, Hours and Human Capital Over the Life Cycle
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- Parental Background and Earnings: German Evidence on Direct and Indirect Relationships
- Relative Demand and Supply of Skills and Wage Rigidity in the United States, Britain, and Western Germany
- The Effects of Active Labor Market Programs in Germany: An Investigation Using Different Definitions of Non-Treatment
- Dynamic Panel Data Models with Spatial Correlation
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