Oddbjörn Raaum

Brother Correlations in Earnings in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden Compared to the United States

Björklund, Anders, Eriksson, Tor, Jäntti, Markus, Raaum, Oddbjörn, Österbacka, Eva

The correlation in economic status among siblings is a useful "omnibus measure" of the overall impact of family and community factors on adult economic status. In this study we compare brother...

Inter-Industry Wage Differentials and Unobserved Ability: Siblings Evidence from Five Countries

Björklund, Anders, Bratsberg, Bernt, Eriksson, Tor, Jäntti, Markus, Raaum, Oddbjörn

This paper examines the role of unobserved ability in explaining inter-industry wage differentials, drawing on data on brothers. Such data allow us to account for unmeasured abilities due to common...

Brother correlations in earnings in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden compared to the United States

Markus Jäntti, Eva Österbacka, Oddbjörn Raaum, Tor Eriksson, Anders Björklund

The correlation in economic status among siblings is a useful "omnibus measure" of the overall impact of family and community factors on adult economic status. In this study we compare brother...