Intergenerational mobility of sons and daughters: evidence from nineteenth-century West Flanders

Who’s Your Daddy?: a Comparison of Intergenerational Mobility of Socioeconomic Status for Sons and Daughters

Determinants of divorce in nineteenth-century Flanders.

In 1830, the year Belgium became independent, there were four divorces in Belgium. From about 1870 to 1910, there were about one hundred divorces per year, and since 1910, there have been about 1,000. The aim of this research is to investigate the factors that played a role in the increase in the number of divorces in Belgium in the course of the nineteenth century. The research relates to info...

Intergenerational earnings mobility in Japan among sons and daughters: Levels and trends

Intergenerational Earnings Mobility in Japan among Sons and Daughters: Levels and Trends This paper estimates the extent of intergenerational income mobility in Japan among sons and daughters born between 1935 and 1975. Our estimates rely on a two-sample instrumental variables approach using representative data from the Japanese Social Stratification and Mobility (SSM) surveys, collected betwee...

Intergenerational earnings mobility in Japan among sons

This paper estimates the extent of intergenerational income mobility in Japan among sons and daughters born between 1935 and 1975. Our estimates rely on a two-sample instrumental variables approach using representative data from the Japanese Social Stratification and Mobility (SSM) surveys, collected between 1965 and 2005. Father’s income is predicted on the basis of a rich set of variables inc...

America's sons and daughters.

Hilary Valdez, MS, is a Survivor Outreach Services Coordinator for the U.S. Army in Tokyo, Japan and provides services that support the Families of Fallen Soldiers. He conducts support groups and life skills training to the community and leadership. My reassignment to the desolate, harsh environment of the Mojave Desert came as quite a shock. Leaving my family to join sturdy, hard core Marines ...