Recent Developments in Research on Intergenerational Mobility

University of Edinburgh

Friday 27 June
Conference Papers

Mobility and Social Groups:

9.30 am: Miles Corak* , (University of Ottawa and Statistics Canada) and Patrizio Piraino (University of Sienna and Statistics Canada)
The Intergenerational Transmission of Jobs, Employment and Earnings
Discussant: Carlo Fiorio, University of Milan

11.45 am: Debopam Bhattacharya (Dartmouth College) & Bhashkar Mazumder* (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
A Nonparametric Analysis of Intergenerational Mobility in the United States
Discussant: Olga Gorbachev, University of Edinburgh

12.00 am : Samuel Bowles (Santa Fe Institute and University of Siena), Glenn C. Loury* (Brown University) & Rajiv Sethi (Columbia University)
Is Equal Opportunity Enough? A Theory of Persistent Group Inequality
Discussant: Maitreesh Ghatak, London School of Economics

1.05 pm: Lunch

Mobility Time Trends:

2.00 pm: Jo Blanden* (University of Surrey and CEP-LSE) Stephen Machin (University College London, Centre for the Economics of Education & CEP-LSE)
Up and Down the Generational Income Ladder in britian: Past Changes and Future Prospects.
Discussant: Andy Snell, University of Edinburgh

3.15 pm: Daniele Checchi* (University of Milan), Carlo V. Fiorio (University of Milan) & Marco Leonardi (University of Milan)
Intergenerational Persistence in Educational Attainment in Italy
Discussant: Helena Holmlund (CEP-LSE)

4.30 pm: Maia Güell (University of Edinburgh and UPF) José V. Rodríguez Mora* (University of Edinburgh and UPF) & Chris Telmer (Carnegie Mellon University)
Intergenerational Mobility and the Informative Content of Surnames
Discussant: Steve Machin (UCL, CEE & CEP-LSE)

5.35 pm: Adjourn

7.30 pm: BBQ in the grounds of Abden House (Pollock Hall Campus near Chancellor's Court)

For each paper: 45 minutes presentation; 10 discussant; 10 general discussion; 10 minutes break (unless it is the last paper).