It's All about the Parents: Inequality Transmission across Three Generations in Sweden

A recent literature studies the role of grandparents in status transmission. Results have been mixed, and theoretical contributions highlight biases that complicate the interpretation of these studies. We use newly harmonized income tax records on more than 700,000 Swedish lineages to establish four...

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Main Authors: Per Engzell, Carina Mood, Jan O. Jonsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Sociological Science 2020-06-01
Series:Sociological Science
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Online Access:https://www.sociologicalscience.com/articles-v7-10-242/