The estimation of occupational mobility across generations can be biased
because of different sample selection issues. The most obvious is selection
into employment, because intergenerational mobility can be estimated only for people who are in paid work.
Most empirical papers have either neglected sample selection or adopted Heckman-type
correction methods. Those methods are generally not adequate to estimate intergenerational
mobility models. In this paper, we show how to use propensity score weighting methods to estimate
linear or quantile intergenerational mobility equations taking account of multiple sample
selection.
Presented by:
Cheti Nicoletti (ISER)
Date & time:
February 6, 2008 1:00 pm - February 6, 2008 12:00 am
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