Add to ORKGComplementing prior research on income mobility and educational transmission, we provide evidence on the intergenerational transmission of cognitive abilities in Germany using data from the Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). Based on two ultra-short IQ tests, our estimates suggest that both individuals ´ word fluency and coding speed are positively related to the abilities of their parents, even when educational attainment and family background is controlled for. We further differentiate between mothers ´ and fathers ´ IQ transmission and find different effects on the cognition of sons and daughters. JEL: J10, J24, I20 Copyright statement Please do not quote without permission from the authors. Only the final version that will be accepted f...
The extensive literature on intergenerational mobility highlights the importance of family linkages ...
The extensive literature on intergenerational mobility highlights the importance of family linkages ...
A rich data set gives a unique opportunity to study heterogeneity in intergenerational mobility. Her...
More able parents tend to have more able children. While few would question the validity of this sta...
More able parents tend to have more able children. While few would question the validity of this sta...
at DIW Berlin This series presents research findings based either directly on data from the German S...
Papers in this Special Issue and elsewhere consistently find a strong relationship between children’...
This paper studies intergenerational transmission of cognitive abilities from parents to children, h...
More able parents tend to have more able children. While few would question the validity of this sta...
Parents influence their children in many ways, but which family features actually cause the strong i...
The extensive literature on intergenerational mobility highlights the importance of family linkages ...
Educational attainment in adolescence is of paramount importance for attaining higher education and ...
The extensive literature on intergenerational mobility highlights the importance of family linkages ...
The extensive literature on intergenerational mobility highlights the importance of family linkages ...
A rich data set gives a unique opportunity to study heterogeneity in intergenerational mobility. Her...
More able parents tend to have more able children. While few would question the validity of this sta...
More able parents tend to have more able children. While few would question the validity of this sta...
at DIW Berlin This series presents research findings based either directly on data from the German S...
Papers in this Special Issue and elsewhere consistently find a strong relationship between children’...
This paper studies intergenerational transmission of cognitive abilities from parents to children, h...
More able parents tend to have more able children. While few would question the validity of this sta...
Parents influence their children in many ways, but which family features actually cause the strong i...
The extensive literature on intergenerational mobility highlights the importance of family linkages ...
Educational attainment in adolescence is of paramount importance for attaining higher education and ...
The extensive literature on intergenerational mobility highlights the importance of family linkages ...
The extensive literature on intergenerational mobility highlights the importance of family linkages ...
A rich data set gives a unique opportunity to study heterogeneity in intergenerational mobility. Her...