The Economic Mobility Project conducts research on how and why people move up or down the income ladder within a lifetime or from one generation to the next. Our work is guided by an Advisory Board of esteemed economists and social scientists and by a Principals Group of respected leaders from across the political spectrum.
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November 1, 2011
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How Much Protection Does a College Degree Afford?
This report provides an in-depth look at young college graduates’ employment opportunities as compared to less-educated groups. more
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Weathering the Great Recession
This issue brief from the Economic Mobility Project explores how residents of high- and low-poverty neighborhoods fared in terms of employment, wages, wealth, and housing losses during the Great Recession.
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October 3, 2012
Pew Research Relevant to Tonight’s Debate
The first presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will be held tonight in Denver and will focus on domestic policy. Pew provides a variety of resources on topics that may be addressed during the debate, including federal spending, economic mobility, unemployment, and U.S. voter participation. more
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When Baby Boomers Delay Retirement, Do Younger Workers Suffer?
The notion that younger and older workers are engaged in a zero-sum game for a fixed number of jobs is called the “lump-of-labor” theory. This issue brief explores whether this theory has held true, and presents a series of key findings.
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Pursuing the American Dream
Pew's latest report on economic mobility shows a mixed view. While a majority of Americans exceed their parents’ family income and wealth, the extent of their absolute mobility gains are not always enough to move them to a different rung of the economic ladder.
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Economic Mobility of the States
Economic Mobility of the States is a new interactive tool that captures the findings of the first analysis of Americans’ economic mobility—their movement up and down the earnings ladder—at the state level, including data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Users can click the map to see where in the country Americans are most likely to move up rather than down, and where they are most likely to move down rather than up. more
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April 2, 2012
Ingrid Schroeder and Erin Currier: The American Dream
Experts from the Pew Fiscal Analysis Initiative and the Economic Mobility Project offer their combined insight on the landscape of Americans’ circumstances today as compared to other economic downturns in the nation’s recent history. more
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Ups and Downs: Americans' Prospects for Recovery After an Income Loss
As Americans face rising unemployment rates and greater uncertainty about the future in this current economic downturn, this report investigates the extent to which the American economy promotes upward economic mobility and prevents downward economic mobility.
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Housing Wealth and Higher Education
This August 2011 report, Housing Wealth and Higher Education: Building a Foundation for Economic Mobility, assessed how changes in housing wealth during the recent boom and bust affected students’ higher education decisions.
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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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