Edited by Jani Erola, Professor of Sociology, Director of INVEST Research Flagship Centre and Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, Associate Professor of Sociology, INVEST Research Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Finland

• Contents:Part I: Introduction 1. Compensation and other forms of accumulation in intergenerational social inequalityJani Erola and Elina Kilpi-JakonenPart II: Intra-familial compensation2. The role of economic and cultural resources in the intergenerational transmission of education in EstoniaEllu Saar and Jelena Helemäe3. Do families display compensatory behaviour following parental separation? A study of the impact of separation on family life by social backgroundDiederik Boertien4. Parental responses to disadvantageous life events: The month of birth penalty in EnglandMichael Grätz and Fabrizio BernardiPart III: Extra-familial compensation5. How do aunts and uncles compensate for low parental education in children’s educational attainment?Hannu Lehti and Jani Erola6. Does Donald need Uncle Scrooge? Extended-family wealth and children’s educational attainment in the United States Irene Prix and Fabian Pfeffer7. Family wealth and school grades in Norway: Exploring how immediate and extended family wealth matter for children’s school performance Øyvind N. WiborgPart IV: Institutional compensation8. Can adult education compensate for early disadvantages? The role of adult education in reducing inequalities for German men and womenAlessandra Minello and Hans-Peter Blossfeld9. The multifaceted roles of the social investment state in compensating, accumulating and multiplying endowments over the life cycle Olli Kangas, Joakim Palme and Markus Kainu10. The impact of education and family policies on intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic status in Europe Heta Pöyliö and Johanna KallioIndex

Edited by Jani Erola, Professor of Sociology, Director of INVEST Research Flagship Centre and Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, Associate Professor of Sociology, INVEST Research Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Finland

• Contents:Part I: Introduction 1. Compensation and other forms of accumulation in intergenerational social inequalityJani Erola and Elina Kilpi-JakonenPart II: Intra-familial compensation2. The role of economic and cultural resources in the intergenerational transmission of education in EstoniaEllu Saar and Jelena Helemäe3. Do families display compensatory behaviour following parental separation? A study of the impact of separation on family life by social backgroundDiederik Boertien4. Parental responses to disadvantageous life events: The month of birth penalty in EnglandMichael Grätz and Fabrizio BernardiPart III: Extra-familial compensation5. How do aunts and uncles compensate for low parental education in children’s educational attainment?Hannu Lehti and Jani Erola6. Does Donald need Uncle Scrooge? Extended-family wealth and children’s educational attainment in the United States Irene Prix and Fabian Pfeffer7. Family wealth and school grades in Norway: Exploring how immediate and extended family wealth matter for children’s school performance Øyvind N. WiborgPart IV: Institutional compensation8. Can adult education compensate for early disadvantages? The role of adult education in reducing inequalities for German men and womenAlessandra Minello and Hans-Peter Blossfeld9. The multifaceted roles of the social investment state in compensating, accumulating and multiplying endowments over the life cycle Olli Kangas, Joakim Palme and Markus Kainu10. The impact of education and family policies on intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic status in Europe Heta Pöyliö and Johanna KallioIndex

Edited by Jani Erola, Professor of Sociology, Director of INVEST Research Flagship Centre and Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, Associate Professor of Sociology, INVEST Research Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Finland

• Contents:Part I: Introduction 1. Compensation and other forms of accumulation in intergenerational social inequalityJani Erola and Elina Kilpi-JakonenPart II: Intra-familial compensation2. The role of economic and cultural resources in the intergenerational transmission of education in EstoniaEllu Saar and Jelena Helemäe3. Do families display compensatory behaviour following parental separation? A study of the impact of separation on family life by social backgroundDiederik Boertien4. Parental responses to disadvantageous life events: The month of birth penalty in EnglandMichael Grätz and Fabrizio BernardiPart III: Extra-familial compensation5. How do aunts and uncles compensate for low parental education in children’s educational attainment?Hannu Lehti and Jani Erola6. Does Donald need Uncle Scrooge? Extended-family wealth and children’s educational attainment in the United States Irene Prix and Fabian Pfeffer7. Family wealth and school grades in Norway: Exploring how immediate and extended family wealth matter for children’s school performance Øyvind N. WiborgPart IV: Institutional compensation8. Can adult education compensate for early disadvantages? The role of adult education in reducing inequalities for German men and womenAlessandra Minello and Hans-Peter Blossfeld9. The multifaceted roles of the social investment state in compensating, accumulating and multiplying endowments over the life cycle Olli Kangas, Joakim Palme and Markus Kainu10. The impact of education and family policies on intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic status in Europe Heta Pöyliö and Johanna KallioIndex