Ability and Mobility. the Relative Influence of Skills and Social Origin on Life Course Destinies • Gosta Esping-Andersen, Pompeu Fabra U.

The Impact of Parental Death on Sons' Status Attainment and Chances for Upward Mobility in the Netherlands, 1850-1952 • Matthias Rosenbaum-Feldbrügge, Radboud University Nijmegen

Social Background and Risky Demographic Behaviour. a Cross-National Analysis of the Role of Parental Education, Growing up without Both Parents and Sibling Size • Aart Liefbroer, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI-KNAW)

Parental Investments into Children: Does Parents’ Job Flexibility Matter? • Roma Keister, Warsaw School of Economics ; Iga Magda, Warsaw School of Economics (SGH)

Trends in Intergenerational Educational Mobility in the 20th Century: A Comparison between East Asia, West Europe and North America • Hao Dong, Princeton University ; Yu Xie, Princeton University