Titre
Sibling Similarity in Income: A Life Course Perspective
Type
article
Institution
UNIL/CHUV/Unisanté + institutions partenaires
Auteur(s)
Grätz, Michael
Auteure/Auteur
Kolk, Martin
Auteure/Auteur
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ISSN
0276-5624
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2022-04
Volume
78
Première page
100688
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Langue
anglais
Résumé
Sibling similarity in income is a measure of the omnibus effect of family and community background on income. We estimate sibling similarity in income accumulated over the life course (ages 18 to 60) to demonstrate that previous research has underestimated sibling similarity in income. Using high-quality Swedish register data, we find sibling similarity in accumulated, lifetime income to be much higher than sibling similarity in income measured over a short number of years. In addition, we test theories predicting variation in sibling similarity over the life course. We find that, contrary to predictions derived from the model of cumulative advantage, sibling similarity in accumulated income is largely stable over the life course. Sister correlations in income are lower than brother correlations but differences diminish across cohorts. We also find largely the same amount of sibling similarity in accumulated income in socioeconomically advantaged and disadvantaged families. We conclude by discussing the importance of using accumulated income for understanding trends and mechanisms underlying the omnibus effect of family and community background on income.
Sujets
PID Serval
serval:BIB_CB307B3D2C4A
Open Access
Oui
Date de création
2022-03-22T08:54:35.798Z
Date de création dans IRIS
2025-05-20T21:51:48Z
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Nom
GrätzKolk2022.pdf
Version du manuscrit
published
Licence
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Taille
4.12 MB
Format
Adobe PDF
PID Serval
serval:BIB_CB307B3D2C4A.P001
URN
urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_CB307B3D2C4A1
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