Economic Mobility
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A Detailed Picture of Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital
Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), this 2009 report explored how parental education relates to four separate outcomes in the children’s generation: education, lifetime earnings, health and (financial) wealth. The authors related parents’ educational ranks to children’s ranks on these four outcomes. more -
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Ups and Downs
This June 2009 report assessed the extent to which the American economy promotes upward economic mobility and prevents downward economic mobility. The Economic Mobility Project released a new fact sheet in January 2012 focusing on Americans' prospects for recovery after an income loss. The findings shed light on the impact the Great Recession could have on family incomes and mobility into the future.
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Economic Mobility in America
This 2007 report raised provocative questions about the continuing ability of all Americans to move up the economic ladder and calls into question whether the American economic meritocracy is alive and well. more
