@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp18146, author={Stuhler, Jan}, title={Multigenerational Inequality}, year={2025}, month={Sep}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={18146}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp18146}, abstract={A growing literature provides evidence on multigenerational inequality – the extent to which socio-economic advantages persist across three or more generations. This chapter reviews its main findings and implications. Most studies find that inequality is more persistent than a naive iteration of conventional parent-child correlations would suggest. We discuss potential interpretations of this new “fact” related to (i) latent, (ii) non-Markovian or (iii) non-linear transmission processes, empirical strategies to discriminate between them, and the link between multigenerational and assortative associations.}, keywords={assortative mating;multigenerational inequality;distant kins}, }