Jonas Helgertz
Vice Dean Research, Associate Professor
The lasting impact of grandfathers : Class, occupational status, and earnings over three generations in Sweden 1815-2011
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Summary, in English
This article examines socioeconomic mobility across three generations in Sweden from 1815 and until 2011. Using longitudinal micro-level data from the Scanian Economic-Demographic Database (SEDD), we examine the transmission of socio-economic status along three different dimensions; social class (HISCLASS), occupational status (HISCAM), and earnings. We demonstrate an association between grandfathers' class or occupational status and the outcome of grandsons, when controlling for the association between fathers and sons. The associations remain stable over time and are stronger for paternal grandfathers than for maternal. For earnings, we find no grandparental association.
Department/s
- Centre for Economic Demography
- Department of Economic History
Publishing year
2016
Language
English
Pages
969-1000
Publication/Series
Journal of Economic History
Volume
76
Issue
4
Full text
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Topic
- Economic History
Status
Published
Project
- Landskrona Population Study
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0022-0507