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intergenerational elasticity: a standalone construct

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Economics of inequality

the percentage change in a child's adult earnings associated with a one percent difference in the parent's earnings.

In economics of inequality, intergenerational elasticity refers to the percentage change in a child's adult earnings associated with a one percent difference in the parent's earnings. This meaning comes from Solon (1999) in Handbook of Labor Economics.[1]

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References

  1. Solon, G. (1999). Intergenerational Mobility in the Labor Market. In Handbook of Labor Economics (pp. 1761-1800). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1573-4463(99)03010-2

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