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Intergenerational mobility in Britain : revisiting the prediction approach of Dearden, Machin and Reed

Abul Naga, Ramses H. and Cowell, Frank ORCID: 0000-0002-3778-2152 (2002) Intergenerational mobility in Britain : revisiting the prediction approach of Dearden, Machin and Reed. Distributional Analysis Research Programme; DARP 62 (62). Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.

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Abstract

The prediction approach proposed by Dearden, Machin and Reed (DMR) consists in (1) regressing the observed incomes of the child and parent families on separate sets of predetermined variables, and (2) regressing the child’s predicted income on that of the parents. Conceptually, this estimator must relate to the 2SLS/IV estimator. We re-derive the prediction estimator in matrix form, and reconsider its consistency requirements. The measurement model of DMR is then embedded within a simultaneous equations framework, for which an alternative 2SLS/IV estimator is proposed. The latter produces larger estimates for the intergenerational correlation. The policy relevance of the two sets of findings is then discussed.

Item Type: Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk
Additional Information: © 2002 Ramses Abul Naga and Frank A. Cowell
Divisions: Economics
STICERD
Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
JEL classification: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare and Poverty
J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies > J62 - Job, Occupational, and Intergenerational Mobility
Date Deposited: 27 Apr 2007
Last Modified: 01 Oct 2024 04:03
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/2221

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