The Intergenerational Transmission of Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Abilities
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We study the intergenerational transmission of cognitive and noncognitive abilities using population data and correct for measurement error in abilities using two sets of instruments. The results show that previous estimates are biased downward and that once measurement error is corrected for, the correlation in noncognitive ability is close to that of cognitive ability. By considering both parents, intergenerational ability correlations account for a substantial portion of the sibling correlation. Using adoptees, we find that the social impact of maternal abilities is more important than paternal abilities. Children's educational attainment and labor market outcomes are strongly related to parents' cognitive and noncognitive abilities.
- Stockholm University Sweden
- Research Institute of Industrial Economics Sweden
- Leibniz Association Germany
- Lund University Sweden
- Tel Aviv University Israel
Eltern, Intergenerational Ability Correlations, I00, Generationengerechtigkeit, J24, Intelligenz, Cognitive Ability, Intergenerational ability correlations, measurement error bias, Jungen, Intergenerational ability correlations; cognitive ability; non-cognitive ability; measurement error bias, I0, cognitive ability, Mütter, Non-Cognitive Ability, Kognitive Fähigkeiten, Intergenerational Ability Correlations; Cognitive Ability; Non-Cognitive Ability; Measurement Error Bias, non-cognitive ability, cognitive ability; Intergenerational ability correlations; non-cognitive ability, Measurement Error Bias, ddc:330, J13, Kinder, Generationenbeziehungen, Persönlichkeitspsychologie, Schweden, jel: jel:I00, jel: jel:J24, jel: jel:I0, jel: jel:J13
Eltern, Intergenerational Ability Correlations, I00, Generationengerechtigkeit, J24, Intelligenz, Cognitive Ability, Intergenerational ability correlations, measurement error bias, Jungen, Intergenerational ability correlations; cognitive ability; non-cognitive ability; measurement error bias, I0, cognitive ability, Mütter, Non-Cognitive Ability, Kognitive Fähigkeiten, Intergenerational Ability Correlations; Cognitive Ability; Non-Cognitive Ability; Measurement Error Bias, non-cognitive ability, cognitive ability; Intergenerational ability correlations; non-cognitive ability, Measurement Error Bias, ddc:330, J13, Kinder, Generationenbeziehungen, Persönlichkeitspsychologie, Schweden, jel: jel:I00, jel: jel:J24, jel: jel:I0, jel: jel:J13
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