TY - JOUR AU - Braun, Henry PY - 2018 DA - 2018/05/26 TI - How long is the shadow? The relationships of family background to selected adult outcomes: results from PIAAC JO - Large-scale Assessments in Education SP - 4 VL - 6 IS - 1 AB - Ongoing interest in the relationships between family background and adult outcomes is motivated by concerns regarding the intergenerational transmission of advantage/disadvantage. Currently all countries are far from achieving the ideal that all individuals, irrespective of their starting points or their demographic characteristics, are able to accumulate sufficient human capital so that they can achieve success in the workplace and fulfill their responsibilities as family members and as citizens. This study quantifies the length of the shadow cast by family background and personal characteristics on an individual’s prospects in the labor market. It also examines the extent to which these relationships are mediated by factors more proximal to labor market entry. SN - 2196-0739 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40536-018-0058-x DO - 10.1186/s40536-018-0058-x ID - Braun2018 ER -