The impact of childhood circumstances on individual outcomes over the life-course

童年环境对成年后结果的影响在文献中得到了广泛的研究。尽管人们对父母背景与子女在成年某些阶段的表现之间的关系知之甚少，但很少有人分析童年环境如何在整个人生过程中以及在某些体制设计和政策下对个人的教育和劳动力市场结果产生影响。该项目不像大多数研究那样侧重于成年的特定阶段，而是旨在采用生命历程的观点，分析(1)童年时期的环境如何影响标志着个人向成年过渡的有影响力的决定(教育和职业选择、家庭组建等)，以及(2)这些决定如何转化为人生后期的社会和经济结果(例如，劳动力市场表现、福祉、(提前)退休决定)。我们将从代际流动性和机会平等的角度同时解决这些问题，并进行跨国比较，以确定社会和经济优势代代相传、复制和加强社会不平等的因果机制。由来自法国、德国、卢森堡、瑞典和美国的研究人员组成的国际团队将密切合作，以积累关于这一主题的广泛知识，并为政策制定者提供潜在的政策干预选择。该项目的成果将在几篇博士论文中总结，在学术和非学术渠道发表，并通过在相关活动中的演讲进行传播。

The impact of childhood circumstances on outcomes in adulthood has been widely studied in the literature. Although much is known about the relationship between parental background and childrens performance at certain stages of their adulthood, little has been done to analyse how childhood circumstances influence educational and labour market outcomes of individuals over the entire life-course and under certain institutional designs and policies. Rather than focusing on a specific stage of adulthood as most studies do, this project aims to employ a life-course perspective and analyse (1) how circumstances in childhood affect influential decisions which mark individuals transition to adulthood (educational and occupational choices, family formation etc.), and (2) how these decisions translate into social and economic outcomes (e.g. labour market performance, well-being, (early) retirement decisions) at later stages in life. We will simultaneously address these questions from intergenerational mobility and equality of opportunity perspectives and involve cross-country comparisons, in order to identify causal mechanisms via which social and economic advantages are transmitted from one generation to another, reproducing and reinforcing inequalities in the society. The international team of researchers from France, Germany, Luxembourg, Sweden, and the US will be working in close co-operation to build extensive knowledge on the topic and equip policy-makers with potential options for policy interventions. The results of the project will be summarized in several PhD dissertations, published in academic and non-academic outlets, and disseminated via presentations at relevant events.