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Materfamilias: the association of mother’s work on children’s absolute income mobility, Southern Sweden (1947–2015)

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This article examines the association of mothers’ income with children’s economic mobility in a period of increased women’s labor market participation in Sweden. I found that whether a mother was economically independent and had an income similar to that of the father during her children’s late childhood and adolescence positively associated with upward mobility. The results show a substantial association of mother’s income position to their daughters’ mobility, but not for sons’. Among the primary mechanisms, I argue that extra resources from mothers helped human capital investment through education and that mothers influenced daughters by a gendered role model.

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  • Gabriel Brea-Martinez, 2023. "Materfamilias: the association of mother’s work on children’s absolute income mobility, Southern Sweden (1947–2015)," European Review of Economic History, European Historical Economics Society, vol. 27(1), pages 1-23.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ereveh:v:27:y:2023:i:1:p:1-23.
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