Research handbook on intergenerational inequality / edited by Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, (Associate Professor of Sociology, INVEST Research Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Finland), Jo Blanden, (Professor of Economics, University of Surrey, UK), Jani Erola, (Professor of Sociology, INVEST Research Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Finland) and Lindsey Macmillan, (Professor of Economics, UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities, University College London, UK).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kilpi-Jakonen, Elina, editor.

Blanden, Jo, editor.

Erola, Jani, editor.

Macmillan, Lindsey, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar handbooks on inequality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intergenerational relations.

Equality.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (468 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

"The Research Handbook on Intergenerational Inequality is motivated by a core question in social science: to what extent does one's family background and childhood experience predict success in life? This innovative Research Handbook provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary account of research on intergenerational inequality, focusing on its origins in sociology and economics. Expert contributors explore patterns of intergenerational persistence, how mobility varies for different groups, and the processes through which intergenerational inequality is produced. Chapters cover a range of novel topics including the intergenerational reproduction of elites, parental joblessness and its intergenerational impact, and the role of migration for intergenerational mobility. Bringing together experts from across the globe and from a variety of social science disciplines, the Research Handbook campaigns for greater cross-fertilisation between disciplinary boundaries and encourages future researchers to develop a deeper understanding of current mobility in order to better inform and improve social policy. This incisive Research Handbook will serve as a crucial reference point for researchers, scholars and students of social sciences, sociology, social policy, and economics. Its practical applications will also be highly beneficial for policymakers and practitioners working in social affairs"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction: The economic and sociological approaches to studying the intergenerational transmission of inequality: Similarities, differences and convergence / Jo Blanden, Jani Erola, Elina Kilpi-Jakonen and Lindsey Macmillan

Part I: Intergenerational inequalities across different outcomes

2. Intergenerational inequality in education / Vikki Boliver and Queralt Capsada-Munsech

3. Intergenerational transmission of human capital / Mikael Lindahl

4. Intergenerational social class mobility / Anthony Heath and Yaojun Li

5. Intergenerational income mobility / Martin Nybom

6. Intergenerational persistence of poverty / Brian Nolan

7. Intergenerational persistence of wealth / Philipp M. Lersch, Maximilian Longmuir and Daniel D. Schnitzlein

9. The intergenerational reproduction of elites / Christoph Houman Ellersgaard

10. Parental joblessness and its intergenerational impact / Kristina Lindemann and Markus Gangl

11. What do we know about the intergenerational transmission of health / Bhashkar Mazumder

12. Intergenerational inequalities across different outcomes: Comments from a sociologist / Marianne Nordli Hansen

13. Intergenerational inequalities across different outcomes: Comments from an economist / Anders Björklund

Part II: Contextual and demographic dimensions of intergenerational inequalities

14. Differences across place in intergenerational income mobility / Marie Connolly and Catherine Haeck

15. The great gatsby curve from a multidisciplinary perspective / Florian R. Hertel and Olaf Groh-Samberg

16. Intergenerational mobility from a historical perspective / Ineke Maas and Marco H.D. van Leeuwen

17. Intergenerational social mobility: The relevance of family and labour-market dynamics for studying the mother-daughter line / Alessandra Minello and Valentina Tocchioni

18. Family influences on intergenerational inequality: Family dynamics and birth order / Juho Härkönen and Marco Santacroce

19. The role of migration for intergenerational mobility / Mathieu Ferry and Mathieu Ichou

20. Intergenerational mobility and race / Carlos A. Costa Ribeiro

21. Themes and issues in the study of mobility and inequality across different populations and contexts: A commentary on Part II / Lucinda Platt

22. Commentary on contextual and demographic dimensions of intergenerational inequalities / Tuomas Pekkarinen

Part III: How inequality is reproduced from one generation to the next

23. Genes and heritability in intergenerational transmission / Tilbe Atav, Cornelius A. Rietveld and Hans van Kippersluis

24. Pre- and perinatal influences on intergenerational transmission of inequality / Falk A. C. Voit, Sakari Lemola and Daniel D. Schnitzlein

25. How parenting contributes to intergenerational inequality / Ariel Kalil and Rebecca Ryan

26. Early childhood interventions to reduce intergenerational inequality / Gabriella Conti and Sweta Gupta

27. The role of education for social mobility / Moris Triventi and Giampiero Passaretta

28. School interventions to reduce intergenerational inequality / Jack Britton and Luke Sibieta

29. Decision-making mechanisms, information and educational inequalities / Carlo Barone, Estelle Herbaut

30. Non-cognitive skills and intergenerational inequality: Reviewing the power of personality / Lea Katharina Kröger, Alberto Palacios-Abad and Jonas Radl

31. Commentary: How can policy reduce intergenerational inequality? / Lee Elliot Major

32. Commentary: Children, the gender revolution, and social mobility / Gøsta Esping-Andersen.

Notes:

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781800888265 (e-book)

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