A group-specific measure of intergenerational persistence

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2008
Volume: 100
Issue: 3
Pages: 415-417

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Abstract

I describe a method for comparing intergenerational mobility for different groups, taking account of both within- and between-group effects. When group means differ, this method yields results that are more informative than is the comparison of within-group estimates alone.

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repec:eee:ecolet:v:100:y:2008:i:3:p:415-417
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2026-02-02