The Causal Effect of Parent Occupation on Child Occupation: A Multivalued Treatment with Positivity Constraints
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| Title: | The Causal Effect of Parent Occupation on Child Occupation: A Multivalued Treatment with Positivity Constraints |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Ian Lundberg (ORCID |
| Source: | Sociological Methods & Research. 2025 54(4):1435-1462. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 28 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH) National Science Foundation (NSF), Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) |
| Contract Number: | P2CHD041022 2139899 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Longitudinal Studies, National Surveys, Parent Background, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Occupations, Career Choice, Social Mobility, Social Stratification |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | National Longitudinal Survey of Youth |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00491241251338412 |
| ISSN: | 0049-1241 1552-8294 |
| Abstract: | To what degree does parent occupation cause a child's occupational attainment? We articulate this causal question in the potential outcomes framework. Empirically, we show that adjustment for only two confounding variables substantially reduces the estimated association between parent and child occupation in a U.S. cohort. Methodologically, we highlight complications that arise when the treatment variable (parent occupation) can take many categorical values. A central methodological hurdle is positivity: some occupations (e.g., lawyer) are simply never held by some parents (e.g., those who did not complete college). We show how to overcome this hurdle by reporting summaries within subgroups that focus attention on the causal quantities that can be credibly estimated. Future research should build on the longstanding tradition of descriptive mobility research to answer causal questions. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Notes: | https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CWVISP |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1485761 |
| Database: | ERIC |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | To what degree does parent occupation cause a child's occupational attainment? We articulate this causal question in the potential outcomes framework. Empirically, we show that adjustment for only two confounding variables substantially reduces the estimated association between parent and child occupation in a U.S. cohort. Methodologically, we highlight complications that arise when the treatment variable (parent occupation) can take many categorical values. A central methodological hurdle is positivity: some occupations (e.g., lawyer) are simply never held by some parents (e.g., those who did not complete college). We show how to overcome this hurdle by reporting summaries within subgroups that focus attention on the causal quantities that can be credibly estimated. Future research should build on the longstanding tradition of descriptive mobility research to answer causal questions. |
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| ISSN: | 0049-1241 1552-8294 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00491241251338412 |