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Geographic Variation in Multigenerational Mobility
Uppsala University, Units outside the University, The Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU).ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8624-0280
Univ Carlos III Madrid, Dept Econ, Madrid, Spain..ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0762-5591
2025 (English)In: Sociological Methods & Research, ISSN 0049-1241, E-ISSN 1552-8294, Vol. 54, no 4, p. 1532-1575Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Using complete-count register data spanning three generations, we document spatial patterns in inter- and multi-generational mobility in Sweden. Across municipalities, grandfather-child correlations in education or earnings tend to be larger than the square of the parent-child correlations, suggesting that the latter understate status transmission in the long run. Yet, conventional parent-child correlations capture regional differences in long-run transmission and therefore remain useful for comparative purposes. We further find that the within-country association between mobility and income inequality (the "Great Gatsby Curve") is at least as strong in the multi- as in the inter-generational case. Interpreting those patterns through the lens of a latent factor model, we find that regional differences in mobility primarily reflect variation in the transmission of latent advantages, rather than in how those advantages translate into observed outcomes.

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Sage Publications, 2025. Vol. 54, no 4, p. 1532-1575
Keywords [en]
Intergenerational mobility, multigenerational mobility, geography of intergenerational mobility, income inequaltiy, Sweden, J62, R00
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Economics Economic History Human Geography
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-577828DOI: 10.1177/00491241251341196ISI: 001512122300001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105009940410OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-577828DiVA, id: diva2:2033238
Available from: 2026-01-28 Created: 2026-01-28 Last updated: 2026-01-28Bibliographically approved

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