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Quelle est l’influence du milieu familial d’origine sur le revenu des jeunes adultes ?

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  • Michaël Sicsic

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In this article, we explore the role of family context in shaping individual’s incomes using two complementary methods. First, I show that while parents’ incomes are the main observable determinant of children’s incomes (especially more so than parents’ education or profession), only a small part (just under 10%) of the variability of young adult’s (around age 28) income ranks is explained by observable parental factors. Using sibling similarities in income, I then estimate that 25-30% of the variation in a children’s income is related to the omnibus influence of their family background. Unobservable variables such as family education or genetic endowments would thus have a stronger influence than observable variables of parents.

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  • Michaël Sicsic, 2024. "Quelle est l’influence du milieu familial d’origine sur le revenu des jeunes adultes ?," Revue économique, Presses de Sciences-Po, vol. 75(2), pages 217-229.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:recosp:reco_752_0217
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