Geographic Variation in Multigenerational Mobility

Using complete-count register data spanning three generations, we compare inter- and multigenerational transmission processes across municipalities in Sweden. We first document spatial patterns in intergenerational (parent-child) mobility, and study whether those patterns are robust to the choice of mobility statistic and the quality of the underlying microdata. We then ask whether there exists similar geographic variation in multigenerational mobility. Interpreting those patterns through the lens of a latent factor model, we identify which features of the transmission process vary across places.