Three-generation mobility in the United States, 1850–1940: The role of maternal and paternal grandparents

Abstract

for helpful comments and suggestions. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research. At least one co-author has disclosed a financial relationship of potential relevance for this research. Further information is available online at http://www.nber.org/papers/w22094.ack NBER working papers are circulated for discussion and comment purposes. They have not been peer-reviewed or been subject to the review by the NBER Board of Directors that accompanies official NBER publications.

The Not-So-Hot Melting Pot: The Persistence of Outcomes for Descendants of the Age of Mass Migration

“…The results are shown in Table B1 in the online Appendix. 28 For occupational income, the coefficients on the grandfather's and grandson's occupations are both positive (0.23 for father and 0.10 for grandfather), which is consistent with the magnitude and results from other three-generational studies during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (Long and Ferrie 2018;Olivetti, Paserman, and Salisbury 2018). However, I also find a positive coefficient on the second-generation ethnic mean, but a negative coefficient on the first-generation ethnic mean, which measures that the "ethnic mean" effect converges at a faster-than-geometric rate.…”

“…The paper is also related to the fast-growing literature on multigenerational mobility (Solon 2018), some of which uses historical US censuses (e.g., Ferrie, Massey, and Rothbaum 2016;Long and Ferrie 2018;Olivetti, Paserman, and Salisbury 2018). 10 While most of this literature focuses on how grandfather and grandson outcomes are correlated, I extend it by showing that the grandson's outcomes are further associated with co-ethnic outcomes from 60 years prior.…”

Intergenerational Wealth Mobility and the Role of Inheritance: Evidence from Multiple Generations

“… This statement is based on findings from a number of recent papers studying different outcomes and data sets from different countries: In addition to the few references studying wealth listed in footnote 2, additional studies include Adermon et al ., ; (outcomes: education, earnings and occupation; country: Sweden); Braun and Stuhler, ; (education and occupation; Germany); Clark, ; (education and occupation; various countries); Dribe and Helgertz, (social class, occupation and earnings; Sweden); Knigge, ; (occupation; Netherlands); Lindahl et al ., , ; (education and earnings using the same data set as in this article); Long and Ferrie, ; (occupation; US); Modalsli, ; (occupation; Norway); Møllegaard and Jæger, (education and ‘cultural capital’; Denmark); and Olivetti et al ., (earnings; US). For a survey that includes the older literature on multigenerational mobility, see Solon ().…”

Eksplorasi Identitas Diri Dan Peran Pada Kakek-Nenek Sebagai Caregiver Dari Anak Dengan Disabilitas

“…Hasil riset ini merupakan suatu studi yang secara eksplisit mengeksplorasi bagaimana disabilitas bisa berdampak pada identitas dan peran kakeknenek, dan menunjukkan bahwa pengalaman dan peran kakek-nenek dapat bersifat universal namun tetap sesuai variasi konteks. Sarannya adalah bahwa penelitian selanjutnya dapat mengeksplorasi gaya pengasuhan kakek-nenek dalam kehidupan keluarga, strategi untuk meningkatkan pengalaman hidup positif dari hubungan kakek-nenek-cucu antargenerasi (Olivetti, Paserman, & Salisbury, 2018), khususnya dengan kehadiran anggota keluarga disabilitas.…”