It Runs in the Family: Occupational Choice and the Allocation of Talent.

Autor/inn/en	Sigurdsson, Jósef; Kramer, John
Institution	Centre for Economic Policy Research
Titel	It Runs in the Family: Occupational Choice and the Allocation of Talent. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Es liegt in der Familie: Berufswahl und die Verteilung von Talenten.
Quelle	London (2025), 25 S. PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	CEPR discussion paper / Centre for Economic Policy Research. 20099
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monografie
Schlagwörter	Soziale Ungleichheit; Soziale Herkunft; Generation; Mutter; Sohn; Tochter; Vater; Eltern; Begabung; Mobilität; Allokation; Berufsgruppe; Berufswahl; Arbeitspapier; Auswirkung; Zugangsvoraussetzung; Schweden
Abstract	"Children tend to choose the same occupations as their parents. We examine the implications of this tendency for talent allocation and intergenerational mobility. Using Swedish data on skills and personality traits, we estimate a general equilibrium Roy model with unequal occupational access depending on parental background. Equalizing access halves occupational following and increases intergenerational earnings mobility by a third, benefiting low-income sons most. Exploiting long-run declines in fathers' occupations, we find that reduced following improves sons ' skill-matching and raises earnings, aligning with our model. Our results suggest that facilitating more occupational mobility would increase intergenerational income mobility without reducing output." The study refers to the period 1960-2013 (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2025/3