A note on the rate of intergenerational convergence of earnings

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Population Economics
Year: 2000
Volume: 13
Issue: 1
Pages: 159-162

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We show that "convergence" to mean earnings in intergenerational earnings mobility models will be a function not only of the single-generation correlation of earnings, but also of the properties of the unobserved stochastic distribution of shocks to earnings.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:spr:jopoec:v:13:y:2000:i:1:p:159-162
Journal Field
Growth
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25