Intergenerational Mobility in Norway, 1865-2011

There are large differences in intergenerational mobility between countries. Little is known, however, about how persistent such differences are, and how they evolve over time. This paper constructs a data set of 835,537 linked father-son pairs from census records and documents a substantial increas...

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Published in:The Scandinavian journal of economics 2017-01, Vol.119 (1), p.34-71
Main Author: Modalsli, Jørgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Economic history
Economic theory
Generations
Households
Industrial development
intergenerational mobility
JEL classification: J62
mobility measurement
N33
N34
Norway
occupations
Studies
Upward mobility
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Summary:There are large differences in intergenerational mobility between countries. Little is known, however, about how persistent such differences are, and how they evolve over time. This paper constructs a data set of 835,537 linked father-son pairs from census records and documents a substantial increase in intergenerational occupational mobility in Norway between 1865 and 2011. The increase is most pronounced in non-farm occupations. The findings show that long-run mobility developments previously described for the US and UK are not necessarily representative for other countries, and that high mobility in a given country today need not reflect high mobility before industrialization.
ISSN:0347-0520
1467-9442
DOI:10.1111/sjoe.12196