Universität zu Köln

Lersch, Philipp M. ORCID: 0000-0003-3863-8301 (2019). Fewer Siblings, More Wealth? Sibship Size and Wealth Attainment. Eur. J. Popul., 35 (5). S. 959 - 987. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER. ISSN 1572-9885

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Abstract

This study examines the association between sibship size and wealth in adulthood. The study draws on resource dilution theory and additionally discusses potentially wealth-enhancing consequences of having siblings. Data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP, N = 3502 individuals) are used to estimate multilevel regression models adjusted for concurrent parental wealth and other important confounders neglected in extant work. The main results of the current study show that additional siblings reduce wealth by about 38%. Parental wealth moderates the association so that sibship size is more negatively associated with filial wealth when parents are wealthier. Birth order position does not moderate the association between sibship size and wealth. The findings suggest that fertility in the family of origin has a systematic impact on wealth attainment and may contribute to population-level wealth inequalities independently from other socio-economic characteristics in families of origin such as parental wealth.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Lersch, Philipp M. UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-3863-8301 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-126174
DOI:	10.1007/s10680-018-09512-x
Journal or Publication Title:	Eur. J. Popul.
Volume:	35
Number:	5
Page Range:	S. 959 - 987
Date:	2019
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	DORDRECHT
ISSN:	1572-9885
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology and Social Psychology > Department of Scociology
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language BIRTH-ORDER; FAMILY-SIZE; RESOURCE DILUTION; INTELLECTUAL-DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL-ATTAINMENT; MARITAL-STATUS; LIFE-COURSE; NUMBER; PREFERENCES; CHILDHOOD Multiple languages Demography Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/12617