Name-Based Estimators of Intergenerational Mobility
评估了基于姓名的代际流动性估计方法，利用芬兰和美国数据指出其解释依赖于样本重叠等抽样特性，并修正了衰减偏差等问题。
Abstract Recent studies use names—first and surnames—to estimate intergenerational mobility in sources that lack direct family links. While generating novel evidence on intergenerational transmission processes, it remains unclear how different estimators compare and how reliable they are. This paper evaluates the most popular name-based methods, using newly digitised records from Finland and US census data. We illustrate that their interpretation depends on sampling properties of the data, such as the overlap between the parent and child samples, which differ widely across studies. We correct for the attenuation bias from limited overlap and address other common problems encountered in applications.