Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/89754 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 4428
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
The purpose of this paper is to assess intergenerational occupational mobility in Germany. Using data from the Socioeconomic Panel (SOEP), we find a high persistence of occupational choices across fathers and children. To separate effects related to parental advice and influence (nurture) from genetic factors (nature), we determine the persistence separately for children who grew up with their biological fathers and those who did not. The results suggest that nurture-related effects explain a significant fraction of the observed correlation of fathers' and children's occupational choices. We discuss policy implications that follow from the analysis.
Subjects: 
occupational choice
German SOEP
parental educational investment
JEL: 
J24
J62
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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