Author: Erling Risa

This page contains results from a project where we approach intergenerational mobility as a prediction problem. The showcased results compare how well various prediction algorithms are able to predict an individual's earnings based on a set of background characteristics known at birth.    

This page looks at how the influence of family background on a range of outcomes has developed both over time and between regions.  

This page looks at how various measures of intergenerational mobility respond to the age at which earnings and education of parents and children is measured.