CALL FOR PAPERS

INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY, GENDER, AND FAMILY FORMATION IN THE LONG RUN

20-21 June, 2019

Oslo, Norway

We invite submissions for a workshop on intergenerational economic mobility over the long run. The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers contributing to the growing literature on intergenerational mobility, in order to showcase new developments and provide a forum for discussion of future directions. We are especially interested in contributions that explore the role of gender and family formation in the process of intergenerational transmission of economic status. While the bulk of the literature has focused on transmission from fathers to sons, the overall degree of mobility in a society likely depends on marriage institutions and on the transmission of skills between mothers and children. As the nature of marriage and the way in which mothers transfer human to capital to children may differ over time and across countries, this may be useful for explaining trends and cross-country differences in mobility. We also welcome submissions on any topic related to intergenerational mobility and inequality, in modern, historical, and/or cross-country perspective.

Organizers:

Jørgen Modalsli, Statistics Norway

Claudia Olivetti, Boston College

Daniele Paserman, Boston University

Laura Salisbury, York University

The workshop is organized by Statistics Norway with support from the Norwegian Research Council. For questions, please e-mail Jorgen.Modalsli@ssb.no

Deadline for submissions: December 9th, 2018. Submissions are now closed. Decisions will be communicated by the end of January, 2019.