Indirect Estimators of Intergenerational Mobility.

Autor/inn/en	Del Pizzo, Andrea; Nybom, Martin; Stuhler, Jan
Institution	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research
Titel	Indirect Estimators of Intergenerational Mobility. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Indirekte Schätzer der intergenerationellen Mobilität.
Quelle	Esch-sur-Alzette (2026), 51 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	IZA discussion paper / IZA Network @ LISER. 18641
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monografie
Schlagwörter	Bildungsniveau; Intergenerationsmobilität; Soziale Ungleichheit; Soziale Mobilität; Eltern; Messung; Mobilität; Sozialer Status; Schätzung; Einkommen; Einkommenshöhe; Anrechnung; Arbeitspapier; Persistenz; Statistische Methode; Schweden; USA
Abstract	"This chapter reviews indirect estimators of intergenerational mobility, focusing on approaches that infer parent-child or other family associations when direct income data are incomplete or unavailable. We synthesize methods based on instrumental variables, imputation using observable characteristics such as education and occupation, surname based estimators, and multigenerational linkages. To unify these approaches, we introduce a stylized framework in which socioeconomic status is transmitted through multiple pathways with heterogeneous persistence rates. Within this framework, both direct and indirect estimators can be interpreted as weighted averages of these underlying transmission channels. A central insight is that the choice of instrument or imputation strategy determines these weights, leading different methods to capture distinct aspects of the transmission process. We highlight implications for interpretation, showing that indirect estimators need not recover conventional parent-child correlations but can instead provide complementary evidenceon long-run persistence and the mechanisms underlying persistent inequalities." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2026/4