Background
Lentz, Bernard Frederic was born on August 20, 1948 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Jerome Henry and Elizabeth (Bails) Lentz.
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The Roots of Success: Why Children Follow in their Parents' Career Footsteps
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Parents exert a definite and strong influence on their children in terms of personality, but do they influence them in terms of economics and occupation as well? This study maintains that children's occupational choice is indeed related, in a systematic fashion, to the influence of their parents. The Roots of Success presents the first consistent theory of occupational following from an economic perspective.
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Bernard Frederic Lentz
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Bachelor, Oberlin College, 1970; Master of Arts, Master of Philisophy, Yale University, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1976.
Career
Assistant professor, State University of New York, Albany, 1972-1977; Assistant professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1977-1982; associate professor economics, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, 1982-1988; professor, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, since 1989; department chairman, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, 1985-1989.
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The Roots of Success: Why Children Follow in their Parents' Career Footsteps
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The Roots of Success: Why Children Follow in their Parents' Career Footsteps
Membership
Member American Economics Association, Association Industrial Rels. Research Association Beta Kappa.
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Married Carol DiCresce, August 28,1976. Children: Corina, Jesse.
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American