RT Journal Article
T1 Social mobility and the importance of networks: evidence for Britain
A1 Marcenaro-Gutiérrez, Óscar David
A1 Micklewright, John
A1 Vignoles, Anna
K1 Movilidad social
AB Greater levels of social mobility are widely seen as desirable on grounds of both equity andefficiency. Debate on social mobility in Britain and elsewhere has recently focused onspecific factors that might hinder social mobility, including the role of internships and similaremployment opportunities that parents can sometimes secure for their children. Weaddress the help that parents give their children in the job market using data from therecently collected age 42 wave of the 1970 British Cohort Study. In doing so, we considerhelp given to people from all family backgrounds and not just to graduates and those inhigher level occupations who have tended to be the focus in the debate in Britain.Specifically, our data measure whether respondents had ever had help to get a job from (i)parents and (ii) other relatives and friends and the form of that help. We first assess theextent and type of help. We then determine whether people from higher socio-economicstatus families are more or less likely to have such help and whether the help is associatedwith higher wages and higher occupations. Our paper provides insight into whether thestrong link between parental socio-economic background and the individual’s owneconomic success can be explained in part by the fact that parents assist their children toget jobs.
PB Bristol University Press
YR 2015
FD 2015-01-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10630/8626
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10630/8626
LA eng
NO 14. Marcenaro-Gutiérrez, O. D., Micklewright, J., Vignoles, A. (2015). “Social mobility, parental help and the importance of networks: evidence for Britain”. Longitudinal and life course studies Journal, vol. 6(2), 190-211.
NO Política de acceso abierto: https://www.llcsjournal.org/index.php/llcs/about/submissions
NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 1 mar 2026