We document the intergenerational wealth transmission between adult offspring and their parent's using Wealth Assets Survey for Great Britain. estimate an elasticity of 0.4 Rank-Rank 0.3 find individuals in 60s is lower than those currently aged 30s early 40s, though rank based estimates are stable. Our estimation results imply that 3.8 percentage points higher when comparing people with same a...

Ronald Ma and Barry Popkin discuss the urgent need and challenges to reduce intergenerational transmission of obesity and diabetes.

Class Origin, Family Culture, and Intergenerational Correlation of Education in Rural China This paper examines the determinants of intergenerational correlation of education in rural China by using a data from a large survey of households. Three generations who completed education during the period from pre-1949 to the beginning of the 2000s are included. The focus is on the influence of famil...