Essays about: "sibling correlations"

Found 2 essays containing the words sibling correlations.

1. 1. Multidimensional Intergenerational Inequality: Resource and Gender Specificity : Intergenerational transmission of inequality in education, social class, and income attainment using a sibling correlations approach

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Max Thaning; [2018]
   Keywords : Socioeconomic background; social background; social origin; education; social class; income; sibling correlations; resource specificity; gender specificity; intergenerational transmission of inequality; multidimensional inequality.;

   Abstract : This study focuses on intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic resources in multiple dimensions and decomposes the influence of parents’ education, social class, and income in relation to the same outcomes for children as well as the unique impact of mothers and fathers on sons and daughters. In order to minimize measurement error in parental characteristics and life course bias for children, high quality Swedish administrative register data (spanning over 40 years) is utilized. READ MORE

3. 2. Resultat från avkommeprövning av plusträd av vårtbjörk (Betula pendula)

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

   Author : Martin Ewertson; [2013]
   Keywords : Betula pendula; genetisk vinst; genetiska parametrar; tillväxt; kvalitet;

   Abstract : Förädlingsarbetet på vårtbjörk (Betula pendula Roth) fick ett uppsving på slutet av 80-talet efter en ändrad opinion om björkens betydelse. En ny förädlingsplan togs fram med mål att förädla fram tidig höjdutveckling, högre torrsubstansproduktion och bättre virkeskvalitet. READ MORE