Sometimes you cannot make it on your own. How household background influences chances of success in Italy
Bonacini, Luca Gallo, Giovanni Scicchitano, Sergio
Bonacini, Luca
Gallo, Giovanni
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In this paper, we explore channels by which household background determines an individual’s educational and social opportunities in Italy. Our analysis relies on a rich dataset that contains data both on individuals and their real parents, as well as information on individuals’ non-cognitive skills. This paper also represents the first attempt to evaluate if and to what extent personality traits affect educational and occupational opportunities in Italy and how they interact with household background. The results highlight that the level of parental education is more relevant than the level of parental occupational skill in individuals’ educational and social opportunities. The inclusion of ‘Big-5’ variables in the model helps control for omitted variables and reduces the unobserved heterogeneity in intergenerational social mobility among individuals with the same level of education and skills. Our results depict a dual and unequal labour market.
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2021
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Intergenerational mobility, Equality of opportunity, Household background, Regional studies, Big-5 personality traits
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Bonacini, Luca, Giovanni Gallo, and Sergio Scicchitano. " Sometimes You Cannot Make It on Your Own. How Household Background Influences Chances of Success in Italy". GLO Discussion Paper No. 832. 2021.