Intergenerational Transfers of Public Sector Jobs: A Shred of Evidence on Nepotism

The attractiveness of public sector jobs in Italy may induce parents working in this sector to use their positions and the network of relationships to favor their sons/ daughters in gaining access to public sector jobs. We verify whether children of public employees effectively enjoy an advantage, e...

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Volume:	141
Main Author:	Vincenzo Scoppa
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	DORDRECHT Springer 01.10.2009 SPRINGER
published in:	Public choice Vol. 141; no. 1/2; pp. 167 - 188
ORCID:	0000-0002-2774-0258
Data of publication:	20091001
ISSN:	0048-5829 1573-7101
EISSN:	1573-7101
Discipline:	Economics Political Science
Subjects:	Employment Occupations Parents Employees Employment statistics Fathers Children Favoritism Public sector Probabilities Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Government & Law Political Science Labor market Child labor practices Analysis Intergenerational persistence of occupation Public sector labor markets EMPLOYMENT WORKERS Nepotism
Online Access:	Fulltext
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2009 Web of Knowledge Web of Science CrossRef Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS