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dc.titleSibling Correlations and Social Mobility in Latin America
dc.contributor.authorDahan, Momi
dc.contributor.authorGaviria, Alejandro
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2011-02-04T00:00:00
dc.date.issue1999-02-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, social mobility is measured by looking at the extent to which family background determines socioeconomic success. Roughly speaking, social mobility can be measure by means of two distinct types of correlations: intergenerational correlations and sibling correlations.
dc.format.extent29
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0010762
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Sibling-Correlations-and-Social-Mobility-in-Latin-America.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectSocial Development
dc.subject.jelcodeJ62 - Job, Occupational, and Intergenerational Mobility
dc.subject.jelcodeN16 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.keywordssocial mobility;WP-395;inequality;schooling gaps
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
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