We reconstruct the genealogical tree of all individuals ever appearing in Dutch municipalities records since 1995. Using microdata from tax authorities, we compute a measure of their permanent earnings and assess the degree to which the intergenerational transmission process is heterogeneous. Our analysis relies on traditional estimates as well as model assuming a latent transmission of family endowments. In both cases, we show that offspring born into families belonging to the lowest percentiles of the income distribution show a higher degree of intergenerational persistence. The same applies when looking at heterogeneity in intergenerational mobility along the grandparental wealth, potentially suggesting the existence of poverty traps.
COLAGROSSI Marco;
DEIANA Claudio;
GERACI Andrea;
GIUA Ludovica;
MAZZARELLA Gianluca;
2024-09-16
European Commission
JRC138568
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC138568,
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