@techreport{NBERw2334,
 title = "Sibling and Intergenerational Correlations in Welfare Program Participation",
 author = "Gary Solon and Mary Corcoran and Roger H. Gordon and Deborah Laren",
 institution = "National Bureau of Economic Research",
 type = "Working Paper",
 series = "Working Paper Series",
 number = "2334",
 year = "1987",
 month = "August",
 URL = "http://www.nber.org/papers/w2334",
 abstract = {Many previous studies have used sibling correlations to measure the effect of family background on earnings, income? and occupational status. This paper uses data on a sample of sisters to explore the importance of family background as a determinant of welfare program participation. The results show a strikingly high degree of sibling resemblance in welfare receipt. For example, a woman's estimated probability of having participated in welfare programs is .20 if her sister has not participated, but is -.66 if her sister has participated.},
}