Brother correlations in earnings in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden compared to the United States
Brother correlations in earnings in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden compared to the United States
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丹麦、芬兰、挪威和瑞典与美国收入的兄弟相关性
DOI：
10.1007/s001480100095
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发表时间：
2000
影响因子：
6.1
通讯作者：
E. Österbacka
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作者：
Anders Björklund;Tor Eriksson;M. Jäntti;Oddbjørn Raaum;E. Österbacka
抽象的。兄弟姐妹之间经济地位的相关性是衡量家庭和社区因素对成年人经济地位的总体影响的一个有用的“综合措施”。在这项研究中，我们比较了美国和北欧国家（丹麦、芬兰、挪威和瑞典）之间长期（永久）收入的兄弟相关性。我们的基本案例结果，基于非常相似的样本标准和定义，为所有国家，显示这种相关性是在美国0.40以上，在北欧国家在0.14-0.26的范围内。即使这些结果变成是有些敏感的一些假设，必须作出，我们的结论是，家庭和社区因素是更重要的决定因素，在美国的长期收入比在北欧国家。
Abstract. The correlation in economic status among siblings is a useful “omnibus measure” of the overall impact of family and community factors on adult economic status. In this study we compare brother correlations in long-run (permanent) earnings between the United States, on one hand, and the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) on the other. Our base case results, based on very similar sample criteria and definitions for all countries, show that this correlation is above 0.40 in the United States and in the range 0.14–0.26 in the Nordic countries. Even though these results turn out to be somewhat sensitive to some assumptions that have to be made, we conclude that the family and community factors are more important determinants of long-run earnings in the United States than in the Nordic countries.