$15,000
Parental resources and the career choices of young workers
2018
Grantees: Matthew Staiger (opens in a new tab)
Matthew Staiger was a Dissertation Scholar (opens in a new tab) at Equitable Growth from 2020 – 2021.
Matthew Staiger earned his Ph.D. in economics at the University of Maryland. He is a former dissertation scholar at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. His primary field is labor economics, with a particular interest in studying issues related to inequality and economic mobility.
His dissertation combines administrative and survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau to study how the career paths of young workers are shaped by the resources of their parents. Prior to starting graduate school, Matthew worked in South Africa as a research fellow with the Economic Policy Research Institute.
Funded Research
Authored by Matthew Staiger
Policy
In the United States, it’s not what you know but who your parents know (opens in a new tab)
Blog DEC 4, 2020
By: Matthew Staiger
Economic Equity & Opportunity
Household Economic Security
Labor, Wages & Worker Power
Matthew Staiger’s Working Papers
Academic
The Intergenerational Transmission of Employers and the Earnings of Young Workers (opens in a new tab)
Working Papers NOV 5, 2020
By: Matthew Staiger
Economic Equity & Opportunity
Household Economic Security
Labor, Wages & Worker Power
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