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040			_aMaCbNBER _beng _cMaCbNBER
100	1		_aBlack, Sandra E. _96359
245	1	0	_aIntergenerational Correlations in Longevity / _cSandra E. Black, Neil Duzett, Adriana Lleras-Muney, Nolan G. Pope, Joseph Price.
260			_aCambridge, Mass. _bNational Bureau of Economic Research _c2023.
300			_a1 online resource: _billustrations (black and white);
490	1		_aNBER working paper series _vno. w31034
500			_aMarch 2023.
520	3		_aWhile there is substantial research on the intergenerational persistence of economic outcomes such as income and wealth, much less is known about intergenerational persistence in health. We examine the correlation in longevity (an overall measure of health) across generations using a unique dataset containing information about more than 26 million families obtained from the Family Search Family Tree. We find that the intergenerational correlation in longevity is 0.09 and rises to 0.14 if we consider the correlation between children and the average of their parents' longevity. This intergenerational persistence in longevity is much smaller than that of persistence in socio-economic status and lower than existing correlations in health. Moreover, this correlation remained low throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries despite dramatic changes in longevity and its determinants. We also document that the correlations in longevity and in education are largely independent of each other. These patterns are likely explained by the fact that stochastic factors play a large role in the determination of longevity, larger than for other outcomes.
530			_aHardcopy version available to institutional subscribers
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538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
588	0		_aPrint version record
690		7	_aHealth _2jelc
650		7	_aHealth _2jelc
084			_aI1 _2jelc
690		7	_aGeneral _2jelc
650		7	_aGeneral _2jelc
084			_aI30 _2jelc
690		7	_aMobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers _2jelc
650		7	_aMobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers _2jelc
084			_aJ6 _2jelc
700	1		_aDuzett, Neil.
700	1		_aLleras-Muney, Adriana. _915462
700	1		_aPope, Nolan G.
700	1		_aPrice, Joseph. _932578
710	2		_aNational Bureau of Economic Research.
830		0	_aWorking Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) _vno. w31034.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.nber.org/papers/w31034
856			_yAcceso en línea al DOI _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w31034
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