Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/307325 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 11395
Publisher: 
CESifo GmbH, Munich
Abstract: 
We apply a partial identification analysis using comprehensive Norwegian register data to investigate the causal effect of father's income on child income. We find a strong association between the incomes of fathers and children. The causal effect, however, equals at least 1% and at most 51% of this observed association. Additionally, we find substantial differences in the intergenerational association and bounds around the causal effect between sons and daughters when considering individual incomes. When examining joint income with their partners, the results are more aligned, indicating that assortative mating plays a key role in intergenerational income transmission, particularly for daughters.
Subjects: 
intergenerational income transmission
partial identification
intergenerational mobility
nonparametric bounds
JEL: 
J62
C14
D31
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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