Economic Mobility
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- Economic Mobility Project
Does America Promote Mobility as Well as Other Nations?
This November 2011 fact sheet, Does America Promote Mobility As Well As Other Nations?, previewed selected key findings from a multi-country study of economic mobility.
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- Report
- Economic Mobility Project
Downward Mobility From the Middle Class
This 2011 report examines potential factors that cause some Americans who grow up in the middle class to fall down the economic ladder as adults.
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August 11, 2011
Economic Mobility and the American Dream
This video animates the difference between two measurements of economic mobility. more
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September 28, 2010
Collateral Costs
Collateral Costs: Incarceration’s Effect on Economic Mobility was a collaborative effort between the Pew Charitable Trusts' Economic Mobility Project and its Public Safety Performance Project (PSPP). The 2010 report examined the impact of incarceration on the economic opportunity and mobility of former inmates and their families. more
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- Economic Mobility Project
Family Structure and the Economic Mobility of Children
This report explores the relationship between parental marital status and intergenerational economic mobility. It finds that, across the income distribution, divorce is particularly harmful for children's economic mobility in both absolute and relative terms.
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- Economic Mobility Project
Chasing the Same Dream, Climbing Different Ladders
This 2010 report examined intergenerational economic mobility trends in Canada and the U.S.
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- Economic Mobility Project
A Penny Saved is Mobility Earned
This November 2009 report found that having parents with high savings positively impacts one's upward mobility, particularly for children of low-income parents; having high savings oneself increases the chances of moving up from the bottom of the income ladder.
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- Issue Brief
- Economic Mobility Project
Renewing the American Dream: A Road Map to Enhancing Economic Mobility in America
Renewing the American Dream included practical recommendations to make the Dream of upward mobility a reality for generations to come, including the need for a “portfolio shift” in the federal government’s priorities.
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- Research & Analysis
- Economic Mobility Project
Neighborhoods and the Black-White Mobility Gap
This 2009 report found that growing up in a high-poverty neighborhood increases the risk of experiencing downward mobility and explains a sizable portion of the black-white downward mobility gap. more
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- Economic Mobility Project
Promoting Economic Mobility by Increasing Postsecondary Education
This 2009 report found that many low-income students miss out on college because they don't have good information about how significantly financial aid can reduce the cost of tuition, and the process for obtaining aid is not as straightforward and timely as it could be.
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