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Intergenerational Income Mobility in France: A Comparative and Geographic Analysis

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We provide new estimates of intergenerational income mobility in France for children born in the 1970s using rich administrative data. Since parents' incomes are not observed, we employ a two-sample two-stage least squares estimation. We show, using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, that this method slightly underestimates rank-based measures of intergenerational persistence. Our results suggest France is characterized by a strong persistence relative to other developed countries. 9.7% of children born to parents in the bottom 20% reach the top 20% in adulthood, four times less than children from the top 20%. We uncover substantial spatial variations in intergenerational mobility across departments, and a positive relationship between geographic mobility and intergenerational upward mobility. The expected income rank of individuals from the bottom of the parent income distribution who moved towards high-income departments is around the same as the expected income rank of individuals from the 75 th percentile who stayed in their childhood department.
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halshs-04423899, version 1 (29-01-2024)

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Gustave Kenedi, Louis Sirugue. Intergenerational Income Mobility in France: A Comparative and Geographic Analysis. 2023. ⟨halshs-04423899⟩
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