Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Simona Comi
Author-X-Name-First: Simona
Author-X-Name-Last: Comi
Author-Email: simona.comi@unicatt.it

Author-Workplace-Name: DISCE, Università Cattolica
Title: Intergenerational mobility in seven European Countries.
Abstract: This paper provides new evidence on cross-country comparison of intergenerational mobility using the eight waves of the European Community Household Panel. I estimate intergeneration earnings elasticity for sons and daughters father pairs in seven European countries. Data comparability across countries allows me to rank European countries according to their degree of intergenerational income mobility. When I consider intergenerational transmission of earnings towards daughters, it turns out that that Italy is the most immobile country in Europe. When considering sons, all the Mediterranean countries result to be more immobile than Germany.
Length: 17 pages
Creation-Date: 2009-12
File-URL: http://www.unicatt.it/Istituti/EconomiaImpresaLavoro/Quaderni/ieil0057.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
File-Function: First version, 2009
Number: ieil0057
Classification-JEL: J62 
Keywords: Intergenerational mobility
Handle: RePEc:ctc:serie4:ieil0057