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Chapter Four: INFLUENCES OF NATURE AND NURTURE ON EARNINGS VARIATION.

Authors :
Björklund, Anders
Jäntti, Markus
Solon, Gary
Source :
Unequal Chances: Family Background & Economic Success; 2008, p145-164, 20p, 4 Charts
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

Chapter Four of the book "Unequal Chances: Family Background and Economic Success," edited by Samuel Bowles, Herbert Gintis and Melissa Osborne Groves is presented. It explores the influence of nature vs. nurture as sources of earnings inequality in Sweden. It notes that monozygotic twin brothers have the largest sibling correlation of 0.36. It emphasizes that the most of earnings variation stems from environmental factors.

Subjects

Subjects :
WAGES
EQUALITY
NATURE & nurture

Details

Language :
English
ISBNs :
9780691136202
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Unequal Chances: Family Background & Economic Success
Publication Type :
Book
Accession number :
53696849