Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/145181 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 10047
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Using data from two comprehensive national labour force surveys conducted in 2005 and 2013, this paper examines the extent of intergenerational mobility in Ethiopia using monetary and non-monetary measures. Quantile regression and OLS based results suggest there is moderate level of "stickiness" in income mobility across generations. Sons are found to be more mobile than daughters both in monetary and non-monetary terms, although the mobility gap appears to have narrowed recently. There is virtually no evidence on intergenerational mobility in the context of low income countries in general and Sub-Saharan Africa in particular. The paper thus provides valuable insights into issues of intergenerational mobility in a low income country setting. The mixed approach used addresses possible measurement error in income, as well as offering a broader scope in examining intergenerational mobility.
Subjects: 
intergenerational mobility
income
education
occupation
Ethiopia
JEL: 
J62
D31
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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